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) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 3.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) mispay
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 16.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
- 18.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 19.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 27.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
- 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
Answer key
- revisit
- dis-
- prepay
- mis-
- check again
- misunderstand
- not loyal
- re-
- un-
- pre-
- write again
- use again
- unequal
- misuse
- not fair
- place wrongly
- disallow
- unwell
- misplace
- not tidy
- not well
- not usual
- cook before
- not happy
- not lucky
- visit again
- repaint
- uncommon
- not equal
- preview
- unlucky
- not continue
- reopen
- behave wrongly
- prejudge
- not common
- read wrongly
- not kind
- preheat
- reheat
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