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.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 2.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 6.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 8.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 16.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 24.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 25.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 31.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 32.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 33.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 37.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 38.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
Answer key
- read wrongly
- join again
- reopen
- not fair
- understand wrongly
- count wrongly
- refill
- not respect
- dis-
- unfair
- un-
- misbehave
- re-
- unhappy
- disloyal
- preview
- reheat
- pre-
- place wrongly
- not lucky
- fill again
- view before
- not agree
- spell wrongly
- not allow
- precook
- not equal
- judge before
- open again
- unlucky
- unwell
- uncommon
- heat again
- unclear
- not usual
- misjudge
- cook before
- write again
- revisit
- misuse
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