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 “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 2.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) misspell
- 3.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 4.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 7.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 12.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 13.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) misview
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 18.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
- 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 23.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 25.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 27.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) unread (d) misread
- 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
Answer key
- unlucky
- misspell
- misunderstand
- prejudge
- recheck
- dis-
- rebuild
- mis-
- pre-
- not tidy
- not obey
- not agree
- preview
- fill again
- not fair
- not equal
- lead wrongly
- disagree
- heat before
- unkind
- use again
- un-
- play again
- re-
- spell wrongly
- count wrongly
- retell
- unequal
- reheat
- build again
- misjudge
- judge before
- join again
- misread
- uncommon
- not happy
- mishear
- visit again
- reopen
- hear wrongly
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