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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 1 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
  7. 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
  8. 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count before (d) count again
  9. 9.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  10. 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
  12. 12.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand again
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  14. 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  17. 17.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  19. 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  20. 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  22. 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
  23. 23.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
  24. 24.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
  25. 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) prepay
  26. 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
  28. 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
  29. 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
  30. 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
  31. 31.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  32. 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
  33. 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  34. 34.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
  35. 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) unplay (d) preplay
  36. 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  38. 38.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
  39. 39.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell before
  40. 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace

Answer key

  1. fill again
  2. mis-
  3. pre-
  4. use again
  5. un-
  6. not loyal
  7. refill
  8. count wrongly
  9. join again
  10. not fair
  11. unsafe
  12. understand wrongly
  13. dis-
  14. lead wrongly
  15. uncommon
  16. re-
  17. tell again
  18. prejudge
  19. discontinue
  20. not respect
  21. not lucky
  22. unequal
  23. revisit
  24. unlucky
  25. prepay
  26. view before
  27. not well
  28. preheat
  29. place wrongly
  30. not equal
  31. reopen
  32. not usual
  33. not safe
  34. not continue
  35. replay
  36. read wrongly
  37. unhappy
  38. disallow
  39. spell wrongly
  40. misplace

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