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) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 8.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) not tell
- 9.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review
- 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 11.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 12.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 15.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 19.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
- 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 25.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
- 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) untell
- 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
- 40.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
Answer key
- mis-
- re-
- refill
- join again
- use again
- recheck
- dis-
- tell again
- preview
- not allow
- misbehave
- rejoin
- understand wrongly
- lead wrongly
- dishonest
- behave wrongly
- reheat
- pre-
- check again
- not well
- replay
- visit again
- un-
- build again
- pay before
- hear wrongly
- use wrongly
- uncommon
- repaint
- not continue
- not happy
- read wrongly
- retell
- unfair
- prejudge
- unsafe
- misplace
- unlucky
- disobey
- open again
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