Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 360 · 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 “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
2. 2.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
5. 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
6. 6.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
7. 7.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
8. 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
9. 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
10. 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
12. 12.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) misagree
13. 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
14. 14.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
16. 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
17. 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) misfair
18. 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
19. 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
20. 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
21. 21.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
22. 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
23. 23.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
24. 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
26. 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
27. 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) precount
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
29. 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
31. 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
32. 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
33. 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) unspell (d) disspell
34. 34.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
35. 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
36. 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) mispaint
37. 37.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
38. 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
39. 39.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) miswell
40. 40.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck

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