Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 27 · 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 “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
2. 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
5. 5.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
6. 6.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
7. 7.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
8. 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
10. 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace
11. 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
12. 12.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
14. 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
15. 15.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
16. 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
17. 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
18. 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
19. 19.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) unhear
20. 20.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
21. 21.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
22. 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
23. 23.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
24. 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
25. 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
26. 26.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
27. 27.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
28. 28.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) reread
29. 29.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
31. 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
32. 32.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
33. 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
34. 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) untell
35. 35.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) prerespect
36. 36.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
37. 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
38. 38.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
39. 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
40. 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse

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