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 “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 2.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) misview
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 5.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 11.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 17.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) display
- 18.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 19.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 20.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 21.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 27.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) rekind
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 31.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) not tell
- 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 35.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
Answer key
- recheck
- preview
- mis-
- not kind
- behave wrongly
- not equal
- not lucky
- re-
- not continue
- dis-
- view before
- not allow
- pre-
- unwell
- un-
- untidy
- replay
- retell
- write again
- judge before
- mishear
- disobey
- read wrongly
- use wrongly
- place wrongly
- not well
- rewrite
- not usual
- unkind
- play again
- spell wrongly
- not happy
- tell again
- misjudge
- rejoin
- fill again
- refill
- hear wrongly
- join again
- reheat
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