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 “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) misplay
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 3.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 8.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 12.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 18.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 20.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
- 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 23.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) replace
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 27.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 28.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 30.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 31.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 33.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
- 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
Answer key
- replay
- not common
- reuse
- mis-
- count wrongly
- un-
- check again
- repaint
- pre-
- dis-
- unsafe
- prejudge
- not clear
- dishonest
- rewrite
- view before
- re-
- not equal
- build again
- lead wrongly
- unlucky
- cook before
- misplace
- not usual
- mishear
- reopen
- spell wrongly
- fill again
- understand wrongly
- uncommon
- precook
- unclear
- judge wrongly
- open again
- unwell
- rejoin
- disallow
- preview
- not happy
- disobey
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