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) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 2.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 16.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
- 17.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 21.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
- 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) disview
- 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) prelead
- 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 35.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 39.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
- 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
Answer key
- replay
- disagree
- unfair
- mis-
- misplace
- not usual
- not tidy
- pay before
- view before
- dis-
- place wrongly
- not clear
- reuse
- re-
- cook before
- disrespect
- not lucky
- mishear
- judge before
- read wrongly
- write again
- not well
- not allow
- recheck
- pre-
- join again
- unhappy
- use again
- check again
- preview
- open again
- mislead
- paint again
- heat before
- tell again
- not equal
- use wrongly
- dishonest
- misread
- not kind
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