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 “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 18.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 24.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 28.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) reread (d) misread
- 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 32.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 37.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
Answer key
- misuse
- not clear
- pre-
- mishear
- dis-
- re-
- miscount
- preview
- use wrongly
- use again
- unwell
- un-
- prepay
- discontinue
- rewrite
- paint again
- not happy
- unlucky
- precook
- misspell
- not agree
- mis-
- count wrongly
- repaint
- reheat
- not continue
- prejudge
- misread
- reuse
- cook before
- visit again
- heat before
- not respect
- preheat
- judge before
- reopen
- write again
- not tidy
- not allow
- unfair
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