Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 697 · 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 “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
2. 2.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
3. 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
4. 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
8. 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
10. 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
13. 13.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
14. 14.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) retell
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
16. 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
17. 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
18. 18.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
19. 19.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
20. 20.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
21. 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
22. 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) disread (d) misread
23. 23.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
24. 24.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
25. 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
26. 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
27. 27.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
28. 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
29. 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) preplace
30. 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
31. 31.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
32. 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
33. 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
34. 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) prepay
35. 35.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
36. 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
37. 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
38. 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
39. 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
40. 40.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse

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