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 “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
- 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
- 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 7.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 8.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) displace
- 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) untell
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 15.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 20.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 26.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 27.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 29.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) refill
- 32.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 34.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 39.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
Answer key
- pre-
- not continue
- un-
- check again
- rebuild
- reopen
- disagree
- misplace
- use wrongly
- mis-
- write again
- dis-
- retell
- understand wrongly
- lead wrongly
- disobey
- join again
- mishear
- fill again
- not obey
- not lucky
- reuse
- not well
- read wrongly
- mislead
- misbehave
- misuse
- miscount
- judge before
- not fair
- refill
- revisit
- visit again
- use again
- not loyal
- heat before
- unsafe
- not respect
- misjudge
- not safe
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