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 “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 2.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 10.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) prelead
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 15.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 20.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) disvisit
- 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 24.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 25.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 29.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 30.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) missafe
- 37.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 40.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
Answer key
- preheat
- build again
- unclear
- count wrongly
- unequal
- visit again
- pre-
- not allow
- misjudge
- mislead
- dis-
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- paint again
- dishonest
- use again
- un-
- cook before
- view before
- revisit
- reuse
- discontinue
- lead wrongly
- not loyal
- read wrongly
- re-
- not honest
- disobey
- miscount
- not lucky
- retell
- recheck
- misspell
- open again
- fill again
- unsafe
- precook
- judge wrongly
- not common
- disagree
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