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 “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
- 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 11.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 13.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) disread (d) reread
- 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) misusual
- 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 22.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 25.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) misspell
- 26.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 36.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 38.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
Answer key
- use wrongly
- pre-
- disobey
- spell wrongly
- dis-
- not well
- prepay
- behave wrongly
- mis-
- preview
- rejoin
- heat before
- misread
- not equal
- un-
- unusual
- understand wrongly
- fill again
- re-
- open again
- reopen
- prejudge
- not honest
- refill
- misspell
- miscount
- cook before
- check again
- place wrongly
- revisit
- visit again
- recheck
- unequal
- unclear
- not allow
- not obey
- judge before
- rebuild
- unkind
- reheat
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