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) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 2.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) prespell
- 3.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 7.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 9.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 14.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 19.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 24.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 25.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 32.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) prebuild
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 35.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 37.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 39.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
Answer key
- recheck
- misspell
- misbehave
- re-
- un-
- unhappy
- uncommon
- cook before
- fill again
- pre-
- heat again
- play again
- hear wrongly
- misunderstand
- check again
- write again
- lead wrongly
- unusual
- mislead
- prejudge
- not common
- mis-
- disagree
- not agree
- pay before
- view before
- not honest
- heat before
- visit again
- not clear
- place wrongly
- rebuild
- rejoin
- dis-
- unlucky
- unclear
- dishonest
- use again
- judge before
- not allow
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