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) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 3.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) prehear
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 10.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) unspell
- 11.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 15.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 17.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 20.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 21.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 32.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 36.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) misview
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) display
- 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
Answer key
- preheat
- not respect
- not allow
- unwell
- re-
- mishear
- mis-
- visit again
- dis-
- misspell
- use again
- pre-
- prejudge
- cook before
- unlucky
- misjudge
- not kind
- un-
- rebuild
- count wrongly
- hear wrongly
- paint again
- rejoin
- unhappy
- prepay
- not loyal
- heat before
- misunderstand
- untidy
- not well
- build again
- not common
- not tidy
- misuse
- misread
- not agree
- tell again
- preview
- replay
- join again
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