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 usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 2.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 3.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
- 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 9.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 17.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 18.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) untell
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 20.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 21.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 23.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 25.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
- 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 33.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
- 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
- 37.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 39.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
Answer key
- unusual
- misspell
- disagree
- pre-
- untidy
- join again
- unclear
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- prepay
- read wrongly
- mis-
- dis-
- understand wrongly
- re-
- not obey
- recheck
- retell
- not clear
- play again
- build again
- misplace
- judge wrongly
- unfair
- replay
- not common
- paint again
- not usual
- un-
- disobey
- rebuild
- discontinue
- reheat
- cook before
- place wrongly
- check again
- view before
- not happy
- not safe
- not tidy
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