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.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 5.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 9.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 16.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 21.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 27.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) review (d) disview
- 28.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 33.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 34.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
- 35.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
Answer key
- not honest
- un-
- cook before
- not tidy
- uncommon
- re-
- mishear
- use again
- repaint
- mis-
- misplace
- fill again
- join again
- not fair
- pre-
- heat again
- dishonest
- misbehave
- not happy
- judge wrongly
- rewrite
- write again
- unkind
- recheck
- misunderstand
- dis-
- preview
- behave wrongly
- unwell
- prejudge
- prepay
- disobey
- not equal
- misspell
- reuse
- not kind
- not continue
- preheat
- lead wrongly
- read wrongly
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