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) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 9.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
- 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 22.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 27.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 28.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
- 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
- 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
- 35.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again
Answer key
- use wrongly
- re-
- tell again
- pre-
- lead wrongly
- not kind
- not equal
- revisit
- unclear
- mishear
- repaint
- heat before
- prejudge
- not well
- un-
- mis-
- disloyal
- preheat
- dis-
- view before
- check again
- misuse
- not respect
- visit again
- paint again
- disagree
- judge before
- disrespect
- cook before
- place wrongly
- misbehave
- not clear
- not tidy
- rejoin
- untidy
- recheck
- unlucky
- replay
- behave wrongly
- not allow
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