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 “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 7.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 8.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 9.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 12.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) prekind
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
- 17.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) dishear
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) disread (d) reread
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 35.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 39.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
Answer key
- revisit
- dis-
- un-
- rejoin
- not common
- not kind
- tell again
- disloyal
- not safe
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- paint again
- cook before
- misuse
- unkind
- write again
- untidy
- mishear
- build again
- misjudge
- not fair
- re-
- unhappy
- misread
- not lucky
- use again
- not usual
- not allow
- recheck
- mis-
- dishonest
- count wrongly
- read wrongly
- unwell
- hear wrongly
- visit again
- unclear
- heat again
- not honest
- check again
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