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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 3.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 9.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) preplace
- 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
- 12.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 16.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 18.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 20.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) prejoin
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 25.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) preallow
- 29.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 32.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 34.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
- 35.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 36.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) distell
- 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 40.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
Answer key
- dis-
- not happy
- refill
- dishonest
- un-
- pre-
- preheat
- not usual
- misplace
- not common
- uncommon
- misuse
- re-
- view before
- disobey
- unhappy
- not fair
- reuse
- place wrongly
- rejoin
- mis-
- not respect
- read wrongly
- recheck
- not agree
- not equal
- judge wrongly
- disallow
- revisit
- open again
- heat before
- tell again
- not loyal
- rebuild
- spell wrongly
- retell
- count wrongly
- not honest
- not continue
- unclear
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