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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 108 · 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 word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  3. 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
  4. 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  5. 5.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
  6. 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  10. 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  11. 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
  12. 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
  14. 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
  15. 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  17. 17.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
  18. 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
  19. 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  20. 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
  23. 23.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
  24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
  25. 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  26. 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
  27. 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  29. 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  30. 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
  31. 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
  32. 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
  33. 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  34. 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
  35. 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
  36. 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  37. 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  38. 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
  39. 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
  40. 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin

Answer key

  1. rebuild
  2. dis-
  3. not happy
  4. behave wrongly
  5. misuse
  6. not well
  7. mis-
  8. disallow
  9. pre-
  10. count wrongly
  11. join again
  12. use wrongly
  13. untidy
  14. discontinue
  15. miscount
  16. re-
  17. mishear
  18. open again
  19. heat again
  20. understand wrongly
  21. un-
  22. unsafe
  23. play again
  24. unclear
  25. heat before
  26. not lucky
  27. not respect
  28. not common
  29. disobey
  30. mislead
  31. uncommon
  32. visit again
  33. unwell
  34. unequal
  35. fill again
  36. use again
  37. not loyal
  38. view before
  39. not continue
  40. rejoin

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