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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 107 · 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.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  6. 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  7. 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  8. 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
  9. 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
  10. 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) not build (d) build before
  11. 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
  12. 12.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  13. 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  14. 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  16. 16.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
  17. 17.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
  18. 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  20. 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
  22. 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) misspell
  23. 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  24. 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill
  25. 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  26. 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) miscount
  28. 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
  29. 29.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
  30. 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
  32. 32.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) prepay
  33. 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
  34. 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
  35. 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
  36. 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
  37. 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
  38. 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
  39. 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  40. 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. un-
  3. judge wrongly
  4. mis-
  5. dis-
  6. not honest
  7. not loyal
  8. preheat
  9. write again
  10. build again
  11. not tidy
  12. visit again
  13. prejudge
  14. use again
  15. not happy
  16. misuse
  17. misbehave
  18. recheck
  19. re-
  20. place wrongly
  21. unlucky
  22. misspell
  23. cook before
  24. refill
  25. not well
  26. not safe
  27. miscount
  28. mislead
  29. discontinue
  30. use wrongly
  31. uncommon
  32. prepay
  33. misjudge
  34. not allow
  35. not respect
  36. check again
  37. join again
  38. reheat
  39. unkind
  40. not equal

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