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 “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 4.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
- 6.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 7.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 23.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 24.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 25.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
- 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 36.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
- 38.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 40.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
Answer key
- hear wrongly
- re-
- heat before
- not well
- precook
- discontinue
- reuse
- un-
- judge before
- not fair
- revisit
- not continue
- not equal
- uncommon
- use again
- pre-
- disallow
- unclear
- count wrongly
- replay
- check again
- unsafe
- visit again
- not common
- repaint
- prejudge
- dis-
- heat again
- reheat
- fill again
- not clear
- recheck
- reopen
- misplace
- lead wrongly
- understand wrongly
- rejoin
- unwell
- mis-
- retell
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