Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 320 · 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 “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
2. 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
4. 4.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
5. 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
7. 7.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
8. 8.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) rekind
9. 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
10. 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
11. 11.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
12. 12.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
13. 13.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
14. 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
15. 15.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) disusual
16. 16.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
17. 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
19. 19.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
20. 20.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
21. 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
22. 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
23. 23.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
24. 24.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
25. 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) uncount
26. 26.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
27. 27.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) prelead
28. 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
30. 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
31. 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
32. 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
33. 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
35. 35.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
36. 36.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
37. 37.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) discook (d) precook
38. 38.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
39. 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
40. 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect

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