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 “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 5.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 9.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 14.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 18.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 22.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
- 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 24.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 27.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) misread (d) reread
- 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) unplay (d) preplay
- 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 34.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
Answer key
- play again
- pre-
- mishear
- misuse
- prejudge
- un-
- discontinue
- revisit
- not loyal
- dis-
- re-
- misplace
- unequal
- tell again
- unusual
- mis-
- not kind
- dishonest
- heat again
- not clear
- recheck
- disagree
- not lucky
- rebuild
- not tidy
- judge wrongly
- misread
- not allow
- replay
- not respect
- use wrongly
- not happy
- spell wrongly
- misspell
- reheat
- build again
- use again
- disloyal
- paint again
- refill
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