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 “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 4.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 10.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 12.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
- 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 18.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 19.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) disview (d) preview
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 26.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 28.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
- 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) preplay (d) misplay
- 32.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) prefill
- 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 34.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 40.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
Answer key
- spell wrongly
- un-
- tell again
- misspell
- mis-
- re-
- behave wrongly
- heat again
- use again
- check again
- uncommon
- understand wrongly
- not obey
- join again
- view before
- pre-
- unhappy
- unkind
- judge wrongly
- preview
- fill again
- not equal
- read wrongly
- not happy
- dis-
- retell
- preheat
- not loyal
- open again
- not usual
- replay
- refill
- not clear
- disloyal
- lead wrongly
- reheat
- unlucky
- not lucky
- not common
- not fair
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