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 “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 10.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 11.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 12.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 14.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
- 15.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 20.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) replay (d) misplay
- 29.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
- 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 33.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) discount
- 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) preread
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 37.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
Answer key
- mislead
- rewrite
- not happy
- pre-
- join again
- spell wrongly
- not tidy
- mis-
- prejudge
- misuse
- use again
- misplace
- play again
- write again
- count wrongly
- dis-
- un-
- misunderstand
- not common
- not equal
- unclear
- pay before
- open again
- view before
- not loyal
- place wrongly
- build again
- replay
- misspell
- preheat
- use wrongly
- misjudge
- miscount
- misread
- not kind
- re-
- precook
- not agree
- revisit
- disrespect
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