Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 43 · 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) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
3. 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
4. 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
5. 5.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) misspell
6. 6.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
7. 7.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
8. 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
9. 9.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
10. 10.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
15. 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
16. 16.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
17. 17.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
18. 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
19. 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
20. 20.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
21. 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
22. 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
23. 23.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
24. 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
25. 25.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
26. 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
28. 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
29. 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
30. 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
31. 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
32. 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
35. 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
36. 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
37. 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
38. 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
39. 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
40. 40.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook

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