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) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 3.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 18.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 22.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) unpay
- 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 25.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 26.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
- 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 32.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 34.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) display
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) prehear
Answer key
- dis-
- visit again
- cook before
- check again
- not continue
- mis-
- use wrongly
- mislead
- not lucky
- re-
- paint again
- count wrongly
- not happy
- view before
- play again
- pre-
- unequal
- not tidy
- pay before
- place wrongly
- not agree
- prepay
- not fair
- judge wrongly
- not honest
- unclear
- un-
- disobey
- not loyal
- judge before
- refill
- reopen
- reuse
- lead wrongly
- reheat
- unwell
- replay
- not kind
- not well
- mishear
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