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 “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 6.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 7.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) dispay
- 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 20.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 21.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 25.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
- 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 31.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 32.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
- 33.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 35.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 39.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
- 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) displace
Answer key
- view before
- open again
- not tidy
- dis-
- not respect
- unfair
- misunderstand
- cook before
- re-
- check again
- un-
- not continue
- not common
- not equal
- not usual
- reheat
- prepay
- not lucky
- count wrongly
- build again
- write again
- mis-
- pre-
- misbehave
- dishonest
- spell wrongly
- rebuild
- not kind
- preview
- replay
- not well
- rewrite
- heat again
- misuse
- judge wrongly
- mishear
- use again
- disobey
- unlucky
- misplace
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