Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 6 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
3. 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
5. 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
6. 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
8. 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
9. 9.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
10. 10.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) miscook (d) precook
11. 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
13. 13.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
14. 14.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
15. 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
16. 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
17. 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
18. 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
21. 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) display
22. 22.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
23. 23.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
24. 24.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) unspell
25. 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
28. 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
29. 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
30. 30.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
32. 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
33. 33.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
34. 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
35. 35.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
36. 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) dishear
37. 37.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
38. 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
39. 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
40. 40.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly

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