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 prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 5.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 7.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 8.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 20.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 24.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 27.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 29.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 35.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 37.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
- 39.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
Answer key
- un-
- use wrongly
- pre-
- open again
- reheat
- not clear
- not usual
- visit again
- play again
- not happy
- disallow
- heat again
- re-
- not allow
- not safe
- check again
- unequal
- rejoin
- not honest
- not obey
- not agree
- heat before
- fill again
- repaint
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- revisit
- dis-
- retell
- misuse
- paint again
- unlucky
- use again
- unkind
- join again
- not continue
- not kind
- untidy
- disagree
- disrespect
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