Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 510 · 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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
2. 2.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
3. 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
5. 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
7. 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) mispay
8. 8.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
9. 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
10. 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
11. 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace
12. 12.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
13. 13.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
14. 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
15. 15.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
16. 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
17. 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
18. 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
19. 19.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
20. 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
24. 24.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
26. 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
27. 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
28. 28.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
29. 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
30. 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
31. 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
32. 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
33. 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
35. 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
36. 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
37. 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) unjoin
38. 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
39. 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
40. 40.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck

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