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

Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 223 · 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.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  6. 6.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
  9. 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
  10. 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
  11. 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  13. 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
  14. 14.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) review (d) unview
  16. 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
  17. 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
  18. 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
  20. 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
  21. 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  22. 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  23. 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  24. 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
  25. 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) dispay (d) repay
  26. 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  28. 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  30. 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  31. 31.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
  32. 32.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  33. 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  34. 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) displace
  35. 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
  37. 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
  40. 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before

Answer key

  1. not respect
  2. pre-
  3. misbehave
  4. mis-
  5. judge wrongly
  6. build again
  7. dis-
  8. not continue
  9. unhappy
  10. unequal
  11. lead wrongly
  12. re-
  13. disrespect
  14. not tidy
  15. preview
  16. view before
  17. disloyal
  18. understand wrongly
  19. untidy
  20. unfair
  21. not equal
  22. uncommon
  23. unusual
  24. not obey
  25. prepay
  26. misunderstand
  27. not honest
  28. hear wrongly
  29. not safe
  30. misuse
  31. rejoin
  32. not fair
  33. not loyal
  34. misplace
  35. cook before
  36. not common
  37. misjudge
  38. fill again
  39. miscount
  40. not usual

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