← Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis lesson New set →

Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 987 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  4. 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  5. 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  7. 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
  11. 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  12. 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
  13. 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
  14. 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
  16. 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
  17. 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  18. 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  21. 21.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  23. 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
  24. 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
  25. 25.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) preread (d) unread
  26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  27. 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  28. 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  29. 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
  30. 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  31. 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  32. 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
  33. 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
  35. 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  37. 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  38. 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  39. 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  40. 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. dis-
  3. pay before
  4. prepay
  5. fill again
  6. re-
  7. unfair
  8. pre-
  9. build again
  10. discontinue
  11. preheat
  12. write again
  13. recheck
  14. not honest
  15. repaint
  16. read wrongly
  17. reheat
  18. not agree
  19. not safe
  20. mis-
  21. join again
  22. not tidy
  23. not equal
  24. not kind
  25. misread
  26. disobey
  27. misplace
  28. heat before
  29. not well
  30. judge wrongly
  31. unhappy
  32. unkind
  33. hear wrongly
  34. unlucky
  35. not fair
  36. not common
  37. not usual
  38. unclear
  39. replay
  40. check again

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder