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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 123 · 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) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
  2. 2.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
  3. 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) disfair
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  6. 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  8. 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  9. 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  11. 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  12. 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  13. 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  15. 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
  16. 16.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
  17. 17.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
  19. 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  20. 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
  21. 21.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  22. 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  23. 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
  24. 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  26. 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
  27. 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
  28. 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  29. 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) disview
  31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  32. 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) prelead
  33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  34. 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  35. 35.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
  36. 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
  37. 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  38. 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
  39. 39.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
  40. 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind

Answer key

  1. replay
  2. disagree
  3. unfair
  4. mis-
  5. misplace
  6. not usual
  7. not tidy
  8. pay before
  9. view before
  10. dis-
  11. place wrongly
  12. not clear
  13. reuse
  14. re-
  15. cook before
  16. disrespect
  17. not lucky
  18. mishear
  19. judge before
  20. read wrongly
  21. write again
  22. not well
  23. not allow
  24. recheck
  25. pre-
  26. join again
  27. unhappy
  28. use again
  29. check again
  30. preview
  31. open again
  32. mislead
  33. paint again
  34. heat before
  35. tell again
  36. not equal
  37. use wrongly
  38. dishonest
  39. misread
  40. not kind

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