← Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis lesson New set →

Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 115 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
  5. 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
  6. 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
  7. 7.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  8. 8.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
  9. 9.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  10. 10.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) rerespect
  11. 11.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) refill
  12. 12.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
  13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  14. 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
  15. 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
  16. 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
  17. 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
  18. 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  20. 20.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
  21. 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
  22. 22.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
  23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  24. 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
  25. 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
  26. 26.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
  27. 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  28. 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
  29. 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) unlead
  30. 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
  32. 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  33. 33.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  36. 36.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) dispay
  38. 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) preplace
  40. 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. miscount
  3. dis-
  4. mishear
  5. not clear
  6. misunderstand
  7. build again
  8. understand wrongly
  9. rewrite
  10. disrespect
  11. refill
  12. discontinue
  13. pre-
  14. cook before
  15. hear wrongly
  16. dishonest
  17. unhappy
  18. not kind
  19. unequal
  20. revisit
  21. not respect
  22. misbehave
  23. un-
  24. disobey
  25. not well
  26. recheck
  27. mis-
  28. not agree
  29. mislead
  30. unkind
  31. not fair
  32. count wrongly
  33. unlucky
  34. not tidy
  35. not loyal
  36. behave wrongly
  37. prepay
  38. paint again
  39. misplace
  40. tell again

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder