Prefixes Practice

Which prefix means "again"?

• un

• re

• dis

• mis

What does the prefix un- mean?

• not or opposite of

• again

• before

• under

What does the word preheat mean?

• to heat again

• to heat after

• to heat before

• to heat incorrectly

What does the word dislike mean?

• to like something a lot

• to like something again

• to not like something

• to like something before

My mom asked me to ______ the dishwasher after dinner because it was still dirty.

• unfill

• misfill

• reload

• disload

The teacher gave us a warning because we _______behaved during class.

• unbehaved

• misbehaved

• prebehaved

• disbehaved

I had to ______ my shoes after I took them off at the doctor’s office.

• retie

• pretie

• untie

• distie

Sarah felt ______ because she was left out of the game at recess.

• prehappy

• unhappy

• rehappiness

• misliked

The prefix mis- means "wrong" or "bad." Which sentence shows the correct meaning of the word misunderstand?

• I understood the lesson very well.

• I did not understand the directions correctly.

• I read the directions before the test.

• I took the test before.

Which sentence correctly uses a word with the prefix pre-?

• I prepaid for my lunch, so I didn't need money today.

• I preliked my lunch because it tasted bad.

• I pretied my shoes after they came undone.

• I pretook my lunchbox for someone else's.