Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 456 · 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.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
4. 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
5. 5.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
6. 6.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) misvisit
7. 7.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
8. 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
11. 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
12. 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
13. 13.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
15. 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
16. 16.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite
17. 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
18. 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
19. 19.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
20. 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
21. 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
22. 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) preread
23. 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
25. 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
26. 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
27. 27.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) discook
28. 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
29. 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) not tell
30. 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
31. 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
32. 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
33. 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
34. 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
35. 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) build before (d) not build
36. 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
37. 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
38. 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) uncount
40. 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay

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