Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 144 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
2. 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
3. 3.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
5. 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
6. 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
7. 7.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
9. 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
11. 11.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
12. 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
13. 13.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
14. 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
15. 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
16. 16.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) discount
17. 17.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
18. 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
19. 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
20. 20.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
21. 21.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
22. 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
23. 23.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
24. 24.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
25. 25.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
26. 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
28. 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
29. 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
31. 31.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) unspell
32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
35. 35.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
36. 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
37. 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
38. 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
39. 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
40. 40.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse

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