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) mischeck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 2.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) misspell
- 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 7.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) repay
- 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) reread (d) unread
- 11.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 12.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
- 17.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 20.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 30.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 31.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
Answer key
- recheck
- retell
- re-
- dis-
- misspell
- unwell
- visit again
- mis-
- prepay
- misread
- precook
- not well
- not equal
- judge before
- un-
- rewrite
- prejudge
- not fair
- heat again
- not kind
- not obey
- uncommon
- fill again
- unclear
- not usual
- join again
- pay before
- misunderstand
- unequal
- not loyal
- miscount
- read wrongly
- unsafe
- use wrongly
- not honest
- not common
- unfair
- unlucky
- reuse
- not clear
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