Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 856 · 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) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
3. 3.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
4. 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
5. 5.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
6. 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
7. 7.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
8. 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy
9. 9.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
10. 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
11. 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
14. 14.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
15. 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
16. 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
17. 17.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
18. 18.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
19. 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
21. 21.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
22. 22.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
24. 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
25. 25.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
26. 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
27. 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
28. 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
29. 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
30. 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
32. 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
33. 33.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
35. 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
36. 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
37. 37.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
38. 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
39. 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
40. 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay

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