Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 503 · 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 “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
2. 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
3. 3.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
5. 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
6. 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
7. 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
8. 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
10. 10.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
12. 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) rewell
13. 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
14. 14.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
15. 15.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
16. 16.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
17. 17.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
20. 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
21. 21.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
23. 23.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
24. 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
25. 25.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
26. 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
27. 27.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) retell
28. 28.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
29. 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
30. 30.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
31. 31.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) preread (d) unread
32. 32.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) replace (d) misplace
33. 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
34. 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
35. 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
36. 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
37. 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
38. 38.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
39. 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
40. 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again

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