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 prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
- 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 8.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 9.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 10.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 14.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 15.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) diswell
- 18.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 22.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 24.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) displace
- 26.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 31.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 33.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review
- 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 37.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
- 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) disfair
Answer key
- re-
- count wrongly
- misuse
- play again
- mis-
- dis-
- not equal
- prejudge
- check again
- recheck
- uncommon
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- replay
- not respect
- unusual
- unwell
- not obey
- misread
- view before
- unlucky
- disagree
- misspell
- precook
- misplace
- unhappy
- reuse
- retell
- tell again
- un-
- judge before
- not clear
- open again
- preview
- heat again
- not happy
- disrespect
- not fair
- mishear
- unfair
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