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.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 2.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) disview (c) review (d) preview
- 3.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 8.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 10.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) discook
- 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
- 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
- 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 23.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 27.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 32.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) unplay (d) preplay
- 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
- 37.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
Answer key
- understand wrongly
- preview
- misjudge
- mis-
- pre-
- un-
- not tidy
- tell again
- judge wrongly
- precook
- not happy
- not kind
- mishear
- unlucky
- not loyal
- view before
- disobey
- check again
- re-
- not agree
- dis-
- not safe
- spell wrongly
- unequal
- unwell
- use again
- open again
- disallow
- not clear
- prejudge
- disrespect
- reuse
- replay
- untidy
- place wrongly
- not common
- rebuild
- not fair
- refill
- not lucky
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