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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) unplay (d) misplay
- 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 6.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 14.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) dishear
- 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
- 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 25.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 26.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 30.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) preread (d) reread
- 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 40.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
Answer key
- dis-
- re-
- replay
- rewrite
- visit again
- mislead
- open again
- not usual
- not happy
- mis-
- judge before
- pre-
- unwell
- mishear
- check again
- prejudge
- lead wrongly
- unequal
- un-
- read wrongly
- misuse
- not clear
- not lucky
- not honest
- tell again
- repaint
- cook before
- count wrongly
- place wrongly
- recheck
- unhappy
- unclear
- precook
- misjudge
- misread
- revisit
- join again
- unfair
- disobey
- not well
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