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) discheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 9.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) preplace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
- 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 16.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 17.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 18.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 21.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
- 22.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 23.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 25.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
- 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) prelead
- 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 35.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 37.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 38.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read again (d) read before
- 39.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
Answer key
- recheck
- re-
- view before
- heat again
- unusual
- not clear
- dis-
- visit again
- misplace
- mis-
- replay
- count wrongly
- pre-
- not common
- play again
- tell again
- not agree
- not obey
- disloyal
- unkind
- unequal
- precook
- miscount
- uncommon
- preheat
- not honest
- unclear
- not allow
- lead wrongly
- mislead
- cook before
- un-
- use wrongly
- hear wrongly
- repaint
- use again
- not lucky
- read wrongly
- misjudge
- disobey
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