Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 181 · 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 “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
2. 2.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) uncount (d) discount
3. 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
4. 4.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) unplay
5. 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
6. 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
7. 7.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
9. 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
10. 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
11. 11.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
12. 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
13. 13.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
16. 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
18. 18.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
20. 20.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
22. 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
23. 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
25. 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
26. 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
27. 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
28. 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
29. 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
30. 30.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
31. 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
32. 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
33. 33.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
34. 34.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
35. 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
36. 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) dislead
37. 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy
38. 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
39. 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
40. 40.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before

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