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 “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 5.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
- 12.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 15.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) misspell
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) misopen
- 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 24.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 25.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 27.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 29.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 32.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 37.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 38.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
Answer key
- rewrite
- read wrongly
- unfair
- not kind
- heat again
- disobey
- un-
- lead wrongly
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- unclear
- unequal
- misuse
- view before
- mishear
- play again
- dis-
- misspell
- re-
- reopen
- not happy
- not lucky
- behave wrongly
- unlucky
- visit again
- unwell
- not continue
- open again
- revisit
- not well
- mis-
- not fair
- not usual
- not safe
- unsafe
- not respect
- fill again
- disrespect
- preheat
- build again
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