Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 309 · 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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
3. 3.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
5. 5.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
6. 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
7. 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
9. 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
10. 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
11. 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
12. 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
15. 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
16. 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
17. 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
18. 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
19. 19.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
20. 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
21. 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
22. 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
23. 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
24. 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) recheck
25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
26. 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
28. 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
29. 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) preplace
30. 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
31. 31.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
32. 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
33. 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
34. 34.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
35. 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
36. 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) unpaint (d) dispaint
37. 37.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
38. 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
39. 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
40. 40.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild

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