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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 150 · 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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  2. 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  3. 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  5. 5.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  6. 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
  7. 7.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
  10. 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  12. 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  13. 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  14. 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  15. 15.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
  16. 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) preread (d) disread
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  20. 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
  21. 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) recook (c) discook (d) precook
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  23. 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  25. 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  26. 26.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
  27. 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  28. 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
  29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  30. 30.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) untell
  31. 31.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  32. 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  34. 34.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
  36. 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
  37. 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
  38. 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
  40. 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. judge wrongly
  3. not common
  4. re-
  5. dishonest
  6. not clear
  7. place wrongly
  8. un-
  9. build again
  10. unfair
  11. pre-
  12. lead wrongly
  13. not fair
  14. misplace
  15. pay before
  16. understand wrongly
  17. misread
  18. mis-
  19. not tidy
  20. disobey
  21. precook
  22. paint again
  23. not lucky
  24. unhappy
  25. not equal
  26. misbehave
  27. replay
  28. disloyal
  29. not safe
  30. retell
  31. not usual
  32. write again
  33. not well
  34. check again
  35. disagree
  36. prepay
  37. misjudge
  38. not continue
  39. miscount
  40. not respect

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