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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 3.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
- 4.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) dispaint
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 7.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 8.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 10.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 11.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 16.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 17.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) prelucky
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 21.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 22.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 32.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
- 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
Answer key
- re-
- not clear
- retell
- repaint
- precook
- dis-
- understand wrongly
- uncommon
- unfair
- paint again
- heat before
- unclear
- mis-
- not continue
- behave wrongly
- join again
- place wrongly
- read wrongly
- unlucky
- heat again
- not tidy
- disrespect
- un-
- misjudge
- use wrongly
- prejudge
- unequal
- disobey
- pre-
- not kind
- play again
- misunderstand
- disloyal
- misplace
- refill
- reuse
- tell again
- not fair
- replay
- not respect
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