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) replay (b) preplay (c) display (d) unplay
- 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 5.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) unfill (d) refill
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 20.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 22.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) disopen
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 30.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 32.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
- 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 38.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
- 39.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 40.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
Answer key
- replay
- not clear
- not well
- not lucky
- count wrongly
- not equal
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- refill
- re-
- play again
- mis-
- not tidy
- not allow
- unequal
- prejudge
- un-
- untidy
- rewrite
- check again
- rebuild
- reopen
- not obey
- miscount
- disobey
- judge before
- uncommon
- use again
- understand wrongly
- misunderstand
- not safe
- view before
- dis-
- visit again
- dishonest
- spell wrongly
- disagree
- retell
- unwell
- write again
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