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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 3.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 4.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 10.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) pretidy
- 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 16.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 20.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 21.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 22.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 23.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 27.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
- 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 35.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 40.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
Answer key
- mis-
- discontinue
- open again
- prejudge
- unequal
- pre-
- un-
- build again
- not continue
- untidy
- not happy
- refill
- re-
- behave wrongly
- repaint
- place wrongly
- write again
- read wrongly
- dis-
- pay before
- tell again
- spell wrongly
- rebuild
- unkind
- play again
- not obey
- not safe
- join again
- unclear
- not common
- not respect
- dishonest
- replay
- visit again
- preheat
- paint again
- not loyal
- rejoin
- recheck
- unhappy
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