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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 14 · 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 “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  2. 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  6. 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
  7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  9. 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
  10. 10.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  12. 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
  13. 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
  14. 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
  15. 15.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  16. 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  17. 17.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
  18. 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
  19. 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
  20. 20.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  23. 23.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) uncount
  24. 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
  25. 25.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
  26. 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  28. 28.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  29. 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  30. 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
  32. 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) dislead
  33. 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
  34. 34.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
  35. 35.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  36. 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  37. 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  38. 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) review (d) disview
  39. 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  40. 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. not kind
  3. pre-
  4. dis-
  5. read wrongly
  6. preheat
  7. use again
  8. mis-
  9. play again
  10. reopen
  11. un-
  12. unkind
  13. disrespect
  14. dishonest
  15. rebuild
  16. count wrongly
  17. not safe
  18. unequal
  19. unfair
  20. not obey
  21. disallow
  22. not tidy
  23. miscount
  24. build again
  25. unlucky
  26. not honest
  27. not well
  28. behave wrongly
  29. unsafe
  30. use wrongly
  31. recheck
  32. mislead
  33. rewrite
  34. tell again
  35. discontinue
  36. prejudge
  37. open again
  38. preview
  39. not clear
  40. understand wrongly

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