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 “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 3.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 10.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 11.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 19.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 20.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) unread (d) preread
- 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
- 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) misview (d) unview
- 26.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 28.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 32.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) prejoin
- 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
Answer key
- count wrongly
- not loyal
- join again
- paint again
- pay before
- not respect
- re-
- not safe
- use wrongly
- judge wrongly
- use again
- heat before
- pre-
- not obey
- un-
- not allow
- mis-
- not fair
- mishear
- misread
- recheck
- discontinue
- not happy
- reuse
- preview
- lead wrongly
- dis-
- view before
- unfair
- cook before
- build again
- not common
- rejoin
- unclear
- open again
- not lucky
- check again
- not equal
- not usual
- unequal
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