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 “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 3.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 8.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 10.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 16.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 17.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 18.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 20.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 21.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 23.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
- 24.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 25.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) display
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) misjoin
- 33.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 38.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 39.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
Answer key
- not loyal
- not continue
- rewrite
- dis-
- not respect
- uncommon
- not lucky
- rebuild
- view before
- unusual
- re-
- un-
- prejudge
- mis-
- visit again
- lead wrongly
- repaint
- pay before
- not common
- precook
- build again
- unlucky
- dishonest
- hear wrongly
- replay
- play again
- unwell
- reopen
- check again
- not kind
- not obey
- rejoin
- revisit
- not clear
- reheat
- unkind
- miscount
- use wrongly
- spell wrongly
- paint again
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