Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 46 · 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 “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
2. 2.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
3. 3.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
4. 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
5. 5.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
6. 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join before
7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
9. 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
10. 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
11. 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
13. 13.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
14. 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
15. 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
16. 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
19. 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
20. 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
21. 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
22. 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
23. 23.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
24. 24.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
25. 25.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
26. 26.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace
27. 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
28. 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
29. 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
30. 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
31. 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
32. 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
33. 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
34. 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
35. 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
36. 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
37. 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) replay (d) misplay
38. 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
39. 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread

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