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 “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 2.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) prewell
- 13.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
- 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
- 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) repay
- 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
- 33.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) replace
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 40.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
Answer key
- misspell
- reheat
- behave wrongly
- visit again
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- unfair
- not safe
- un-
- pay before
- paint again
- unwell
- unsafe
- mis-
- heat again
- not kind
- preview
- count wrongly
- not obey
- place wrongly
- not fair
- re-
- write again
- disagree
- rebuild
- not clear
- not well
- dis-
- check again
- prepay
- not loyal
- join again
- not happy
- understand wrongly
- misplace
- not respect
- repaint
- misuse
- not continue
- open again
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