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 “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) discook (d) recook
- 2.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 6.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) mispaint
- 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
- 8.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 9.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 10.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 14.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 19.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 24.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 26.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 27.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) disview (c) review (d) preview
- 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 29.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 32.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) misopen
- 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
Answer key
- precook
- unwell
- dis-
- rejoin
- not loyal
- repaint
- unfair
- place wrongly
- fill again
- not kind
- mis-
- not common
- understand wrongly
- use wrongly
- visit again
- pre-
- un-
- unclear
- write again
- heat again
- re-
- unhappy
- not respect
- behave wrongly
- discontinue
- not fair
- preview
- uncommon
- disloyal
- mishear
- unlucky
- preheat
- not agree
- reheat
- lead wrongly
- not happy
- tell again
- reopen
- read wrongly
- hear wrongly
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