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 obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 6.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 7.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 10.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 11.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) diskind
- 16.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 17.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 19.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 20.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 21.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) retell
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 26.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 30.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 32.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 33.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 40.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
Answer key
- disobey
- re-
- mis-
- pre-
- reopen
- paint again
- cook before
- lead wrongly
- not lucky
- misunderstand
- fill again
- misspell
- not equal
- un-
- unkind
- replay
- prejudge
- not kind
- uncommon
- mislead
- join again
- count wrongly
- unhappy
- retell
- not well
- recheck
- unequal
- unlucky
- read wrongly
- misread
- not continue
- judge wrongly
- reheat
- understand wrongly
- dis-
- misjudge
- preview
- not loyal
- dishonest
- heat again
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