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

Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 5 · 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 “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  2. 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
  3. 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
  5. 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
  6. 6.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
  11. 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) misplace
  12. 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
  13. 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
  14. 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
  15. 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  17. 17.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  18. 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  20. 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
  21. 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
  22. 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
  23. 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
  24. 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
  25. 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  26. 26.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  28. 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
  29. 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
  30. 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
  31. 31.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  32. 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
  33. 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
  34. 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  35. 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  36. 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  37. 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  38. 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) preread (d) misread
  39. 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  40. 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again

Answer key

  1. build again
  2. not honest
  3. write again
  4. repaint
  5. visit again
  6. prejudge
  7. dis-
  8. mis-
  9. pre-
  10. open again
  11. misplace
  12. misspell
  13. join again
  14. not clear
  15. rewrite
  16. un-
  17. preheat
  18. rebuild
  19. re-
  20. unequal
  21. play again
  22. not common
  23. not equal
  24. judge wrongly
  25. not tidy
  26. not allow
  27. paint again
  28. misunderstand
  29. untidy
  30. disagree
  31. unclear
  32. unusual
  33. prepay
  34. unwell
  35. not respect
  36. not safe
  37. not happy
  38. misread
  39. not agree
  40. fill again

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