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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 133 · 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) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  4. 4.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) prelead
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  6. 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
  7. 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
  8. 8.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
  9. 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  10. 10.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  11. 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
  14. 14.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  15. 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
  16. 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  17. 17.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
  18. 18.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
  19. 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  20. 20.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) reread (c) unread (d) preread
  21. 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
  22. 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
  23. 23.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  24. 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  25. 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  26. 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
  27. 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) unspell
  28. 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
  29. 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) misview
  31. 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  32. 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
  33. 33.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
  35. 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  36. 36.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  37. 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  38. 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
  39. 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
  40. 40.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. un-
  3. judge before
  4. mislead
  5. dis-
  6. unequal
  7. untidy
  8. not equal
  9. use again
  10. visit again
  11. place wrongly
  12. re-
  13. behave wrongly
  14. hear wrongly
  15. unkind
  16. not clear
  17. uncommon
  18. disrespect
  19. not well
  20. misread
  21. unlucky
  22. not usual
  23. write again
  24. heat before
  25. use wrongly
  26. spell wrongly
  27. misspell
  28. disobey
  29. view before
  30. preview
  31. not safe
  32. open again
  33. judge wrongly
  34. unusual
  35. not honest
  36. not allow
  37. not tidy
  38. paint again
  39. understand wrongly
  40. mis-

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