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 “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 2.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) repay
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 12.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
- 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) prerespect
- 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) precount
- 15.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 17.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
- 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
- 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 33.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) misview
- 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 40.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
Answer key
- check again
- rejoin
- un-
- misspell
- prepay
- dis-
- pre-
- mis-
- not respect
- unwell
- unequal
- repaint
- disrespect
- miscount
- use wrongly
- write again
- build again
- disobey
- pay before
- not agree
- not lucky
- not tidy
- unsafe
- read wrongly
- discontinue
- precook
- use again
- count wrongly
- play again
- not happy
- not fair
- re-
- untidy
- preview
- not usual
- paint again
- uncommon
- visit again
- not loyal
- recheck
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