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 clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
- 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 6.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 11.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 13.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 14.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read before (d) read again
- 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 18.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 21.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
- 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 24.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 29.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open again (d) open before
- 33.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) preread
- 36.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 38.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 39.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 40.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
Answer key
- unclear
- use wrongly
- dis-
- not happy
- use again
- reheat
- write again
- pre-
- mis-
- fill again
- reuse
- not tidy
- precook
- mislead
- judge before
- read wrongly
- behave wrongly
- place wrongly
- heat again
- dishonest
- revisit
- unfair
- re-
- repaint
- un-
- prejudge
- reopen
- not equal
- disloyal
- not kind
- prepay
- open again
- lead wrongly
- not obey
- misread
- unequal
- mishear
- not clear
- check again
- misunderstand
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