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 “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 2.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 5.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
- 9.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 10.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 21.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 26.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 27.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) misjoin
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 34.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 37.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 39.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
Answer key
- not tidy
- join again
- pre-
- untidy
- reheat
- not fair
- re-
- recheck
- uncommon
- not obey
- write again
- not usual
- not common
- not kind
- view before
- mis-
- unsafe
- count wrongly
- dis-
- heat again
- tell again
- judge before
- not equal
- revisit
- misunderstand
- check again
- not safe
- un-
- rejoin
- unkind
- unlucky
- visit again
- not agree
- prejudge
- behave wrongly
- disloyal
- precook
- unusual
- misjudge
- misbehave
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