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 prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 6.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 7.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 12.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 17.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 29.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 30.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) missafe
- 31.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) preview (d) review
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 38.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) miswell
- 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 40.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) recheck
Answer key
- mis-
- understand wrongly
- re-
- cook before
- not continue
- misuse
- read wrongly
- pre-
- judge before
- reuse
- paint again
- unfair
- dis-
- not common
- unhappy
- view before
- not clear
- unequal
- retell
- use again
- mislead
- un-
- check again
- untidy
- not loyal
- disobey
- heat again
- replay
- misread
- unsafe
- preview
- misspell
- not tidy
- disagree
- reheat
- misjudge
- disallow
- unwell
- unusual
- recheck
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