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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 124 · 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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
  5. 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
  6. 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
  7. 7.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
  8. 8.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) discheck
  9. 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  10. 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
  11. 11.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
  12. 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  13. 13.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
  14. 14.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  15. 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  16. 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  18. 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
  19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  20. 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
  21. 21.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
  22. 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
  23. 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  24. 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) untell (c) retell (d) mistell
  25. 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  26. 26.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
  27. 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
  28. 28.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  29. 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
  30. 30.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
  31. 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) rehonest
  32. 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  33. 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join before (d) join again
  34. 34.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
  35. 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
  36. 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  37. 37.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  38. 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) disspell
  39. 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
  40. 40.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. pre-
  3. mis-
  4. mishear
  5. misbehave
  6. not obey
  7. prejudge
  8. recheck
  9. not allow
  10. not clear
  11. use again
  12. not loyal
  13. not honest
  14. heat before
  15. reuse
  16. unkind
  17. re-
  18. fill again
  19. build again
  20. not well
  21. misunderstand
  22. disobey
  23. unsafe
  24. retell
  25. understand wrongly
  26. repaint
  27. rebuild
  28. pay before
  29. open again
  30. discontinue
  31. dishonest
  32. rejoin
  33. join again
  34. replay
  35. unhappy
  36. prepay
  37. not equal
  38. misspell
  39. unclear
  40. write again

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