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 “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 3.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) discook (d) uncook
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 15.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
- 23.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 24.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 25.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) replace
- 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 33.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) misspell
- 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 39.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
Answer key
- unhappy
- not obey
- dishonest
- discontinue
- preheat
- re-
- precook
- count wrongly
- not agree
- spell wrongly
- not fair
- pre-
- un-
- judge before
- read wrongly
- prejudge
- dis-
- misunderstand
- not well
- not happy
- mis-
- misread
- pay before
- not tidy
- reuse
- visit again
- misplace
- build again
- not honest
- rebuild
- prepay
- cook before
- not continue
- heat before
- misspell
- judge wrongly
- open again
- untidy
- unwell
- check again
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