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 prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 3.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 10.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
- 11.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
- 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) review (d) preview
- 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 21.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 22.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) unhear
Answer key
- pre-
- refill
- unclear
- mis-
- not happy
- join again
- write again
- re-
- spell wrongly
- disloyal
- reheat
- un-
- heat again
- not well
- preview
- use wrongly
- dis-
- read wrongly
- not continue
- judge wrongly
- not tidy
- not obey
- not respect
- not equal
- miscount
- not lucky
- cook before
- retell
- play again
- revisit
- disagree
- misjudge
- behave wrongly
- unsafe
- disobey
- not safe
- not honest
- rewrite
- misunderstand
- mishear
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