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) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 6.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 7.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 8.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
- 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 13.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
- 15.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) preread
- 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 18.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 21.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open again (d) open before
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 30.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 35.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
- 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 37.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) unlead
- 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 39.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) preview (d) unview
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
Answer key
- preheat
- pre-
- mis-
- unkind
- untidy
- behave wrongly
- not allow
- discontinue
- write again
- un-
- re-
- dis-
- misbehave
- rewrite
- misread
- not usual
- not respect
- not tidy
- not kind
- not well
- join again
- tell again
- not agree
- open again
- misplace
- count wrongly
- cook before
- not common
- mishear
- misspell
- not honest
- heat again
- reopen
- misuse
- disallow
- check again
- mislead
- not safe
- preview
- disloyal
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