Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 148 · 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.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
4. 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
5. 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
6. 6.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
7. 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
8. 8.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
9. 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
10. 10.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
11. 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
12. 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
13. 13.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
14. 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
15. 15.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
16. 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
17. 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
18. 18.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
19. 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
20. 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
21. 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
22. 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
23. 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
25. 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
27. 27.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
28. 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
31. 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) distell (d) mistell
32. 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
33. 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) refair
34. 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
35. 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
36. 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
37. 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
38. 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
39. 39.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey

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