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 “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 3.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 14.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) prefill
- 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 28.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) unview
- 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 33.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again
Answer key
- misunderstand
- not safe
- join again
- visit again
- re-
- check again
- dishonest
- un-
- rejoin
- not equal
- disobey
- mis-
- rebuild
- read wrongly
- refill
- unusual
- unkind
- pre-
- dis-
- prejudge
- behave wrongly
- play again
- use wrongly
- not kind
- unwell
- not continue
- not clear
- recheck
- preview
- spell wrongly
- misplace
- paint again
- not honest
- unclear
- misuse
- not common
- count wrongly
- hear wrongly
- cook before
- not obey
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