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) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
- 10.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 11.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 16.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) recook
- 27.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 31.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 36.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
Answer key
- dis-
- reopen
- re-
- misunderstand
- pre-
- un-
- unkind
- mis-
- disagree
- behave wrongly
- mislead
- not kind
- heat before
- heat again
- untidy
- retell
- not usual
- not lucky
- not obey
- not well
- rebuild
- preheat
- not happy
- disallow
- play again
- precook
- unsafe
- unhappy
- preview
- judge wrongly
- reheat
- not safe
- discontinue
- misuse
- pay before
- hear wrongly
- rejoin
- not continue
- visit again
- disobey
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