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 word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 2.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 5.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
- 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 13.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) refair
- 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 20.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 24.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 27.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
- 40.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
Answer key
- recheck
- misuse
- dis-
- disobey
- not obey
- re-
- replay
- miscount
- pre-
- place wrongly
- un-
- heat again
- unhappy
- mis-
- unfair
- reopen
- preview
- misjudge
- not tidy
- reuse
- fill again
- read wrongly
- dishonest
- behave wrongly
- not lucky
- judge wrongly
- spell wrongly
- retell
- misbehave
- build again
- not respect
- paint again
- uncommon
- not fair
- misplace
- revisit
- use again
- prejudge
- understand wrongly
- view before
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