Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 821 · 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 equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
4. 4.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) not lead
5. 5.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
6. 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) misplace
7. 7.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
8. 8.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
9. 9.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
10. 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
11. 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
12. 12.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
13. 13.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
15. 15.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
17. 17.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
18. 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
19. 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
20. 20.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
21. 21.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
23. 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
24. 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
25. 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
26. 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
27. 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
28. 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
29. 29.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) prewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
30. 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) uncook
31. 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
32. 32.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
33. 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
34. 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
35. 35.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
36. 36.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
37. 37.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
38. 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
40. 40.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) distell (d) retell

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