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 “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 9.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 17.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 26.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 38.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay
Answer key
- mishear
- misjudge
- not tidy
- pre-
- disobey
- not agree
- re-
- dis-
- recheck
- join again
- not fair
- unwell
- not safe
- use again
- discontinue
- heat before
- not honest
- mis-
- unhappy
- un-
- check again
- not usual
- place wrongly
- open again
- not clear
- dishonest
- build again
- untidy
- understand wrongly
- disagree
- view before
- not equal
- tell again
- preheat
- retell
- use wrongly
- not happy
- unequal
- not lucky
- replay
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