Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 588 · 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 word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
3. 3.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
4. 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
5. 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
6. 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) disread (d) misread
7. 7.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
10. 10.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) dislead
11. 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
12. 12.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
13. 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
14. 14.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
15. 15.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
16. 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
17. 17.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
18. 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
19. 19.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) mishear
20. 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
21. 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
22. 22.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) discook
23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
24. 24.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) unfair
25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
26. 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
27. 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
28. 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
29. 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
30. 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
31. 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
32. 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
33. 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) prejoin
34. 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
35. 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
36. 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
37. 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
38. 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
39. 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
40. 40.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) uncount

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