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.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
- 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 5.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 10.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 16.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 17.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 23.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 30.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
- 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
- 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 34.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 35.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
- 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 38.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 39.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
Answer key
- check again
- play again
- pre-
- heat before
- revisit
- un-
- not safe
- re-
- not agree
- not kind
- not fair
- view before
- not equal
- not loyal
- uncommon
- place wrongly
- disrespect
- mis-
- unhappy
- not usual
- not happy
- pay before
- rewrite
- dis-
- repaint
- unfair
- misplace
- reheat
- recheck
- misbehave
- unsafe
- understand wrongly
- reuse
- read wrongly
- misjudge
- open again
- lead wrongly
- refill
- hear wrongly
- paint again
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