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 “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 6.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 8.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) repay
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 19.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 21.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 26.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 27.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 28.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 30.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 34.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) discook
- 35.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
- 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
Answer key
- pre-
- dis-
- mis-
- un-
- not happy
- mishear
- pay before
- judge wrongly
- not agree
- reuse
- recheck
- count wrongly
- re-
- prepay
- miscount
- revisit
- understand wrongly
- not respect
- use again
- heat again
- unwell
- heat before
- lead wrongly
- refill
- not obey
- not allow
- fill again
- behave wrongly
- rejoin
- join again
- not common
- place wrongly
- paint again
- precook
- preview
- visit again
- open again
- not usual
- not tidy
- dishonest
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