Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 9 · 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 “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
3. 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) misplace
4. 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
6. 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
7. 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
9. 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) unplay
10. 10.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
11. 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
12. 12.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) unjoin
13. 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
16. 16.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
17. 17.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
18. 18.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
19. 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
20. 20.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
22. 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) unspell
23. 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
24. 24.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
25. 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
26. 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
27. 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
28. 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
31. 31.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
33. 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
35. 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
36. 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
37. 37.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
38. 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
39. 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) misread (d) unread

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