Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 756 · 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 “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
3. 3.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
4. 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) repay
5. 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
6. 6.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
8. 8.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
9. 9.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
10. 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
12. 12.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
13. 13.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
14. 14.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
15. 15.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
16. 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
17. 17.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
18. 18.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
19. 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
20. 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
21. 21.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
24. 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
25. 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
26. 26.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
27. 27.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
28. 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
29. 29.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
30. 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
31. 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
32. 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
33. 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
34. 34.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
35. 35.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
36. 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
38. 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
39. 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
40. 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) unplace

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