Prefix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 990 · 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 “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
2. 2.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
3. 3.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
4. 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
5. 5.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) misplay (d) preplay
6. 6.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
7. 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
9. 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
11. 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common before
12. 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) mislucky
13. 13.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) unspell (d) misspell
14. 14.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
15. 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
16. 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
18. 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
19. 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
20. 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
21. 21.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
22. 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
23. 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
25. 25.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
26. 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
27. 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
28. 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
29. 29.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
30. 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
31. 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
33. 33.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) preread (d) reread
34. 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
35. 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
36. 36.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
37. 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
39. 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
40. 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview

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