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 “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 8.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 9.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 11.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 12.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
- 13.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
- 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 17.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 18.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 22.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
- 23.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 24.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) disview (d) preview
- 25.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 30.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 35.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 36.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 38.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 40.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
Answer key
- replay
- dis-
- re-
- not continue
- mis-
- pre-
- play again
- check again
- unequal
- mishear
- retell
- join again
- build again
- not fair
- write again
- not happy
- read wrongly
- judge before
- count wrongly
- dishonest
- fill again
- revisit
- spell wrongly
- preview
- unlucky
- un-
- not respect
- understand wrongly
- not well
- recheck
- rebuild
- not lucky
- not usual
- refill
- use again
- untidy
- not honest
- not clear
- not equal
- unkind
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