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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 6.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 7.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
- 8.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 9.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 10.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 18.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 24.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
- 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) prelead (d) relead
- 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 40.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
Answer key
- mis-
- re-
- play again
- dis-
- mishear
- refill
- read wrongly
- uncommon
- recheck
- untidy
- rewrite
- use again
- un-
- not tidy
- discontinue
- not common
- pre-
- join again
- fill again
- not honest
- cook before
- unhappy
- rejoin
- not lucky
- rebuild
- preview
- hear wrongly
- disloyal
- misplace
- count wrongly
- not equal
- use wrongly
- disrespect
- mislead
- check again
- visit again
- prejudge
- not loyal
- heat again
- not happy
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