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) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 12.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 19.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 20.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 23.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 25.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) display (d) unplay
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 36.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
Answer key
- pre-
- open again
- heat again
- count wrongly
- judge wrongly
- use wrongly
- mis-
- re-
- misplace
- hear wrongly
- unwell
- misjudge
- dis-
- not equal
- unclear
- not well
- unlucky
- rewrite
- check again
- not kind
- behave wrongly
- unfair
- rebuild
- view before
- use again
- unsafe
- unhappy
- spell wrongly
- lead wrongly
- not respect
- disrespect
- not continue
- replay
- not tidy
- build again
- judge before
- play again
- misbehave
- mishear
- un-
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