Prefix Worksheet
Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.
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- 1.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
- 3.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
- 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) build before (d) not build
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 9.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 10.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 11.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 13.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) unlead
- 17.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 21.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 22.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
- 24.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 26.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) recount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 31.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 34.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 35.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) preplay (d) misplay
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
Answer key
- dis-
- discontinue
- disallow
- write again
- re-
- build again
- un-
- revisit
- disrespect
- reopen
- reuse
- lead wrongly
- tell again
- untidy
- retell
- mislead
- not common
- heat before
- not clear
- disloyal
- judge wrongly
- not continue
- unsafe
- not loyal
- open again
- miscount
- cook before
- pre-
- mis-
- mishear
- not well
- visit again
- prepay
- not honest
- use again
- unwell
- play again
- not kind
- replay
- read wrongly
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