← Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis lesson New set →

Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 412 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  4. 4.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  5. 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
  6. 6.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  9. 9.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  10. 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  13. 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
  14. 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  15. 15.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
  17. 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
  18. 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
  19. 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  21. 21.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
  23. 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
  24. 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  25. 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  26. 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  27. 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  28. 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
  30. 30.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
  31. 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  32. 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
  33. 33.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  34. 34.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
  35. 35.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
  36. 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  37. 37.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
  38. 38.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  39. 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  40. 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace

Answer key

  1. not obey
  2. dis-
  3. not equal
  4. preheat
  5. judge wrongly
  6. use again
  7. pre-
  8. unwell
  9. pay before
  10. count wrongly
  11. uncommon
  12. re-
  13. not tidy
  14. not happy
  15. not common
  16. misunderstand
  17. reopen
  18. misbehave
  19. mis-
  20. un-
  21. not clear
  22. unusual
  23. behave wrongly
  24. heat before
  25. paint again
  26. not well
  27. reuse
  28. not allow
  29. reheat
  30. retell
  31. unlucky
  32. place wrongly
  33. write again
  34. tell again
  35. revisit
  36. prejudge
  37. disrespect
  38. play again
  39. unclear
  40. misplace

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder