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

Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 205 · 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 “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
  3. 3.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
  4. 4.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
  5. 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) reread
  6. 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
  8. 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) unplay
  9. 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  10. 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  11. 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  13. 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  14. 14.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  15. 15.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  16. 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  17. 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  18. 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
  19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  22. 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  23. 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  24. 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) prehonest
  25. 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
  26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  27. 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  28. 28.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) disusual
  29. 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
  30. 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
  31. 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) preplace
  32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  35. 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
  36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  38. 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
  39. 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
  40. 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. disrespect
  3. miscount
  4. disagree
  5. misread
  6. not honest
  7. unclear
  8. replay
  9. paint again
  10. read wrongly
  11. rewrite
  12. pre-
  13. rebuild
  14. rejoin
  15. not continue
  16. not happy
  17. not loyal
  18. count wrongly
  19. cook before
  20. mis-
  21. re-
  22. misjudge
  23. misuse
  24. dishonest
  25. not safe
  26. reuse
  27. not agree
  28. unusual
  29. misunderstand
  30. mishear
  31. misplace
  32. unsafe
  33. not well
  34. recheck
  35. play again
  36. unwell
  37. un-
  38. view before
  39. understand wrongly
  40. prepay

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