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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 146 · 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 word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  4. 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  5. 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  6. 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
  7. 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
  8. 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
  9. 9.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  10. 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) rewell
  11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  12. 12.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  14. 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
  15. 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
  16. 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  17. 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  18. 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  19. 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
  20. 20.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  22. 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
  23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  25. 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
  26. 26.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  28. 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  29. 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  30. 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
  31. 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
  32. 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  33. 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  34. 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
  35. 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
  36. 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  37. 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) count before (d) not count
  38. 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
  40. 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind

Answer key

  1. untidy
  2. pre-
  3. revisit
  4. not tidy
  5. not lucky
  6. tell again
  7. not safe
  8. not common
  9. lead wrongly
  10. unwell
  11. not equal
  12. disallow
  13. re-
  14. unhappy
  15. cook before
  16. check again
  17. spell wrongly
  18. not well
  19. play again
  20. heat before
  21. un-
  22. place wrongly
  23. not honest
  24. dis-
  25. unclear
  26. not usual
  27. preheat
  28. mis-
  29. mishear
  30. unlucky
  31. unfair
  32. heat again
  33. recheck
  34. dishonest
  35. reopen
  36. repaint
  37. count wrongly
  38. paint again
  39. discontinue
  40. not kind

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