Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 481 · 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 “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
2. 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
5. 5.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
6. 6.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) disfair (d) unfair
7. 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
8. 8.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
9. 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
12. 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
13. 13.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
14. 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
15. 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
16. 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
17. 17.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) unread (d) disread
18. 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
19. 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
20. 20.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
22. 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
23. 23.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
25. 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
26. 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) prekind
27. 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
28. 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
29. 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
30. 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
31. 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
32. 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
33. 33.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) disview (d) preview
34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
35. 35.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
36. 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
37. 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
38. 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
39. 39.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
40. 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before

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