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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 137 · 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.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
  2. 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  9. 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
  10. 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  11. 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
  13. 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
  14. 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  15. 15.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  16. 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) preplace (c) misplace (d) displace
  17. 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  18. 18.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  19. 19.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  20. 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
  21. 21.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
  22. 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  23. 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
  24. 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) dishear
  25. 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) prewell
  27. 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  28. 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) dispay (d) unpay
  29. 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
  30. 30.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
  31. 31.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
  32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  33. 33.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
  34. 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
  35. 35.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  36. 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  37. 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
  38. 38.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
  39. 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
  40. 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read

Answer key

  1. visit again
  2. not allow
  3. dis-
  4. view before
  5. mis-
  6. re-
  7. pre-
  8. heat before
  9. untidy
  10. build again
  11. not kind
  12. not equal
  13. recheck
  14. not fair
  15. not respect
  16. misplace
  17. understand wrongly
  18. judge before
  19. not lucky
  20. uncommon
  21. misjudge
  22. use again
  23. unsafe
  24. mishear
  25. not usual
  26. unwell
  27. cook before
  28. prepay
  29. lead wrongly
  30. write again
  31. rejoin
  32. not obey
  33. misunderstand
  34. place wrongly
  35. count wrongly
  36. not clear
  37. paint again
  38. repaint
  39. not agree
  40. read wrongly

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