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 “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) precount
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 10.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 11.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) build before (d) not build
- 12.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 14.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
- 15.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 18.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 20.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 22.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 23.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 24.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 25.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) view before
- 27.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) precook
- 28.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) presafe
- 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 31.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
Answer key
- not clear
- mis-
- judge before
- visit again
- dis-
- miscount
- pre-
- recheck
- untidy
- mislead
- build again
- not well
- not safe
- replay
- judge wrongly
- re-
- preheat
- not obey
- unfair
- write again
- un-
- fill again
- retell
- misunderstand
- misbehave
- view before
- precook
- unsafe
- disallow
- play again
- reheat
- spell wrongly
- hear wrongly
- heat again
- not fair
- check again
- use again
- prejudge
- revisit
- not honest
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