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 respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 5.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 8.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 14.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
- 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 17.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 26.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) relead
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 32.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 40.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) miscook
Answer key
- disrespect
- pre-
- use wrongly
- dishonest
- not obey
- spell wrongly
- replay
- misread
- re-
- unhappy
- un-
- judge before
- heat before
- check again
- not tidy
- revisit
- not equal
- not happy
- reuse
- dis-
- rejoin
- mis-
- misuse
- not well
- lead wrongly
- mislead
- paint again
- prepay
- not fair
- judge wrongly
- not honest
- rewrite
- tell again
- understand wrongly
- unusual
- not continue
- discontinue
- untidy
- unclear
- precook
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