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 “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 6.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 8.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) preplace
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 12.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 22.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 23.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 24.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 25.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
- 26.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 28.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 29.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 31.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) miscook
- 32.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 39.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
Answer key
- pay before
- mis-
- use wrongly
- re-
- not respect
- check again
- write again
- misplace
- build again
- tell again
- place wrongly
- open again
- not tidy
- un-
- reuse
- dishonest
- pre-
- discontinue
- not kind
- replay
- misuse
- lead wrongly
- refill
- prejudge
- view before
- misspell
- paint again
- judge wrongly
- miscount
- not clear
- precook
- disrespect
- disloyal
- preheat
- not fair
- dis-
- not happy
- disobey
- unlucky
- visit again
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