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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 18.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 28.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
- 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 32.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
- 33.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) disfill
- 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) recount
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
Answer key
- re-
- write again
- un-
- not respect
- not well
- misplace
- not tidy
- view before
- not honest
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- dis-
- not happy
- understand wrongly
- not agree
- not fair
- disobey
- dishonest
- unhappy
- spell wrongly
- unequal
- mis-
- build again
- misuse
- rebuild
- not clear
- recheck
- place wrongly
- use again
- cook before
- replay
- precook
- unkind
- judge before
- misspell
- fill again
- refill
- prepay
- miscount
- unfair
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