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 “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 6.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 7.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 10.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
- 11.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) misusual
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 14.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 16.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 20.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 27.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
- 34.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) disread (d) misread
- 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
Answer key
- visit again
- mis-
- dis-
- count wrongly
- re-
- judge wrongly
- reopen
- not loyal
- dishonest
- repaint
- heat again
- unusual
- prejudge
- preview
- un-
- unhappy
- hear wrongly
- pre-
- cook before
- preheat
- heat before
- not clear
- fill again
- not honest
- not usual
- read wrongly
- precook
- disloyal
- unequal
- unkind
- uncommon
- unfair
- play again
- not continue
- misread
- not fair
- unclear
- build again
- disobey
- prepay
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