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 word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 2.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 4.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 6.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 17.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 21.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 27.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) review
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 31.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 34.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) recook (c) precook (d) discook
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
Answer key
- dishonest
- judge before
- not kind
- not respect
- understand wrongly
- refill
- not safe
- re-
- not agree
- mis-
- join again
- dis-
- judge wrongly
- discontinue
- pre-
- unclear
- recheck
- write again
- not happy
- unlucky
- heat again
- not equal
- unusual
- misbehave
- uncommon
- unsafe
- preview
- un-
- not continue
- heat before
- spell wrongly
- use again
- play again
- precook
- misplace
- miscount
- not tidy
- not well
- behave wrongly
- hear wrongly
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