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 “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
- 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 5.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 12.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
- 13.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 15.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 16.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 24.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 26.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
- 29.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 30.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 34.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 37.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 38.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) unallow
- 39.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
Answer key
- miscount
- behave wrongly
- rebuild
- cook before
- play again
- not obey
- re-
- lead wrongly
- pre-
- un-
- disobey
- rewrite
- replay
- recheck
- misbehave
- rejoin
- dis-
- misspell
- heat before
- unsafe
- fill again
- not safe
- unequal
- spell wrongly
- understand wrongly
- mishear
- pay before
- reopen
- not tidy
- join again
- unhappy
- not honest
- mis-
- not kind
- refill
- not respect
- write again
- disallow
- build again
- judge wrongly
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