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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 138 · 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 “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
  7. 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
  8. 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
  9. 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
  10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  11. 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) not paint
  12. 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
  13. 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  15. 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  16. 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
  17. 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  18. 18.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) misrespect
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  20. 20.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
  21. 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
  22. 22.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
  23. 23.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  24. 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
  25. 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
  26. 26.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) misread (d) preread
  27. 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  28. 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
  29. 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
  30. 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  31. 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) prefill
  32. 32.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  33. 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
  34. 34.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  35. 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
  36. 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  37. 37.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  38. 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  39. 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join before
  40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky

Answer key

  1. spell wrongly
  2. dis-
  3. mis-
  4. reheat
  5. pre-
  6. judge wrongly
  7. not obey
  8. rewrite
  9. not happy
  10. not allow
  11. paint again
  12. unlucky
  13. not clear
  14. un-
  15. re-
  16. read wrongly
  17. not continue
  18. disrespect
  19. unequal
  20. cook before
  21. disallow
  22. disloyal
  23. pay before
  24. build again
  25. disobey
  26. misread
  27. use again
  28. precook
  29. visit again
  30. replay
  31. refill
  32. hear wrongly
  33. misbehave
  34. count wrongly
  35. not common
  36. play again
  37. unwell
  38. not respect
  39. join again
  40. not lucky

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