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) mischeck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 2.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 5.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
- 16.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 24.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) miscook
- 26.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 30.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
Answer key
- recheck
- cook before
- unequal
- not agree
- use wrongly
- judge before
- mis-
- un-
- hear wrongly
- misplace
- pre-
- not continue
- read wrongly
- not usual
- uncommon
- not safe
- unkind
- dis-
- lead wrongly
- not common
- not lucky
- re-
- behave wrongly
- not clear
- precook
- unusual
- reheat
- not respect
- prepay
- misread
- not honest
- not well
- rebuild
- unsafe
- play again
- unwell
- not tidy
- disloyal
- join again
- understand wrongly
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