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) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 7.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 9.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 10.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 12.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 15.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 17.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) pretidy
- 25.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 27.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 29.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) previsit
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 31.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) miscook
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) unlead
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 40.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
Answer key
- recheck
- mis-
- not common
- pre-
- not continue
- not equal
- not well
- open again
- prepay
- disallow
- not loyal
- reuse
- cook before
- view before
- mishear
- re-
- rebuild
- play again
- dis-
- refill
- un-
- unkind
- unlucky
- untidy
- tell again
- preview
- not kind
- misspell
- revisit
- disobey
- precook
- reheat
- join again
- mislead
- pay before
- miscount
- misunderstand
- not usual
- not agree
- judge before
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