Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 171 · 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 “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
2. 2.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
4. 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
5. 5.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
6. 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
7. 7.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
8. 8.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
9. 9.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
10. 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
12. 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
13. 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
14. 14.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
16. 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
17. 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
19. 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
20. 20.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
22. 22.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
23. 23.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) unfill
24. 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
25. 25.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
26. 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
27. 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
29. 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
31. 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
32. 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
33. 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
34. 34.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
35. 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
36. 36.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
37. 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) preplace
38. 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
39. 39.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
40. 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin

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