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.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 8.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
- 9.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) uncontinue
- 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 11.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) discook (d) recook
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 16.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 21.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) review (d) preview
- 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 23.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 25.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 28.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 37.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 40.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
Answer key
- view before
- visit again
- pre-
- untidy
- re-
- not respect
- not agree
- read wrongly
- discontinue
- cook before
- precook
- play again
- not safe
- join again
- unhappy
- misunderstand
- unequal
- un-
- not well
- not happy
- preview
- paint again
- retell
- use again
- rejoin
- dis-
- tell again
- reuse
- unsafe
- not kind
- use wrongly
- unclear
- disloyal
- not usual
- uncommon
- mishear
- spell wrongly
- disrespect
- fill again
- heat again
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