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) unplay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 4.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) unview
- 10.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 11.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 16.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 17.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 21.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 25.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) not play (d) play before
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 33.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 36.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
Answer key
- replay
- open again
- unfair
- unequal
- not respect
- judge before
- re-
- un-
- preview
- use wrongly
- not continue
- not tidy
- dis-
- recheck
- behave wrongly
- fill again
- use again
- not safe
- rewrite
- not fair
- heat again
- unclear
- cook before
- uncommon
- visit again
- not equal
- check again
- pre-
- count wrongly
- play again
- not obey
- discontinue
- preheat
- not common
- lead wrongly
- not agree
- mis-
- paint again
- tell again
- untidy
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