Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 341 · 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 “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
3. 3.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
5. 5.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) prelead
6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
8. 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
9. 9.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
10. 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
12. 12.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
15. 15.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
16. 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
18. 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
19. 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
20. 20.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
21. 21.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
22. 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
23. 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
24. 24.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
25. 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
26. 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
28. 28.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
29. 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
30. 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
31. 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
32. 32.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
33. 33.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
34. 34.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
35. 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
36. 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
37. 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) displace
38. 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
39. 39.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
40. 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe

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