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 “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 7.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 16.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 20.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
- 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 22.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 24.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
- 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 27.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) discook (d) uncook
- 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
- 30.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 31.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 37.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) unplay
Answer key
- reheat
- pre-
- rebuild
- play again
- not honest
- not agree
- prejudge
- reopen
- paint again
- not equal
- join again
- mis-
- dis-
- un-
- re-
- fill again
- not usual
- unusual
- unlucky
- rejoin
- not common
- not continue
- unhappy
- prepay
- discontinue
- count wrongly
- precook
- not fair
- not well
- miscount
- not kind
- unwell
- judge before
- visit again
- unsafe
- heat again
- understand wrongly
- not allow
- rewrite
- replay
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