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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 122 · 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 “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) misplay
  2. 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
  3. 3.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
  8. 8.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
  11. 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
  12. 12.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  13. 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
  15. 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
  16. 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
  17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  18. 18.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
  19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  20. 20.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
  22. 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
  23. 23.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) replace
  24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  25. 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
  26. 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  27. 27.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  28. 28.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
  29. 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
  30. 30.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
  31. 31.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
  32. 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
  33. 33.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
  36. 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
  37. 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
  38. 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
  39. 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
  40. 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey

Answer key

  1. replay
  2. not common
  3. reuse
  4. mis-
  5. count wrongly
  6. un-
  7. check again
  8. repaint
  9. pre-
  10. dis-
  11. unsafe
  12. prejudge
  13. not clear
  14. dishonest
  15. rewrite
  16. view before
  17. re-
  18. not equal
  19. build again
  20. lead wrongly
  21. unlucky
  22. cook before
  23. misplace
  24. not usual
  25. mishear
  26. reopen
  27. spell wrongly
  28. fill again
  29. understand wrongly
  30. uncommon
  31. precook
  32. unclear
  33. judge wrongly
  34. open again
  35. unwell
  36. rejoin
  37. disallow
  38. preview
  39. not happy
  40. disobey

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