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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 2.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 9.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
- 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 12.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
- 23.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
- 26.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 28.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 29.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
- 31.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 32.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
- 33.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 36.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 37.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
Answer key
- not safe
- recheck
- dis-
- not common
- use again
- re-
- pre-
- unfair
- mishear
- write again
- unsafe
- reuse
- not obey
- rewrite
- unhappy
- not equal
- prepay
- check again
- un-
- mis-
- misplace
- play again
- tell again
- retell
- place wrongly
- heat again
- not clear
- misuse
- revisit
- replay
- judge wrongly
- untidy
- preview
- not loyal
- not kind
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- build again
- heat before
- count wrongly
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