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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 155 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
  3. 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  5. 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  6. 6.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  7. 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
  8. 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
  9. 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
  10. 10.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
  11. 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
  14. 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
  15. 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
  16. 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  17. 17.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  18. 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) display (d) unplay
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  21. 21.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
  22. 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) relead
  23. 23.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
  24. 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  25. 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
  26. 26.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  28. 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) recount
  29. 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
  30. 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  31. 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
  32. 32.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
  33. 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
  34. 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
  35. 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
  36. 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  37. 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) misview
  38. 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  39. 39.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  40. 40.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. disallow
  3. not fair
  4. re-
  5. recheck
  6. heat again
  7. not obey
  8. reopen
  9. disobey
  10. fill again
  11. not kind
  12. un-
  13. spell wrongly
  14. preheat
  15. behave wrongly
  16. not allow
  17. reuse
  18. replay
  19. unequal
  20. dis-
  21. use wrongly
  22. mislead
  23. misread
  24. heat before
  25. revisit
  26. not tidy
  27. discontinue
  28. miscount
  29. read wrongly
  30. pre-
  31. prepay
  32. misuse
  33. visit again
  34. unusual
  35. not safe
  36. repaint
  37. preview
  38. not usual
  39. unlucky
  40. disagree

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