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 “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 24.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 29.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) miscook
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
Answer key
- preheat
- lead wrongly
- misuse
- reheat
- un-
- visit again
- not tidy
- view before
- dishonest
- reuse
- dis-
- use again
- prepay
- not lucky
- write again
- re-
- pre-
- not honest
- unequal
- refill
- heat before
- misunderstand
- place wrongly
- cook before
- mislead
- prejudge
- join again
- unfair
- use wrongly
- rebuild
- mis-
- unusual
- pay before
- rejoin
- not fair
- unclear
- miscount
- judge before
- precook
- rewrite
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