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) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 10.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 12.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
- 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 32.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 33.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) disview (d) preview
- 38.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
Answer key
- dis-
- re-
- heat again
- pre-
- check again
- unwell
- mis-
- not loyal
- write again
- rebuild
- disagree
- join again
- rewrite
- not usual
- retell
- un-
- not well
- read wrongly
- judge before
- recheck
- not kind
- unsafe
- place wrongly
- pay before
- not fair
- judge wrongly
- refill
- understand wrongly
- not safe
- open again
- unfair
- hear wrongly
- reheat
- not obey
- not tidy
- miscount
- preview
- tell again
- preheat
- unlucky
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