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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 159 · 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 “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
  2. 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
  5. 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
  9. 9.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  10. 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
  11. 11.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  12. 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  13. 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
  14. 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  15. 15.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
  16. 16.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
  17. 17.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
  18. 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
  20. 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  21. 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
  22. 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  23. 23.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
  24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  26. 26.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
  27. 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  28. 28.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
  29. 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  30. 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  32. 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) mislead
  33. 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  34. 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
  35. 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  36. 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
  37. 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
  38. 38.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) diswell
  39. 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  40. 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) dishear

Answer key

  1. recheck
  2. not allow
  3. mis-
  4. hear wrongly
  5. cook before
  6. re-
  7. pre-
  8. prejudge
  9. not kind
  10. heat before
  11. not lucky
  12. rebuild
  13. not happy
  14. heat again
  15. misuse
  16. open again
  17. paint again
  18. visit again
  19. not clear
  20. reopen
  21. lead wrongly
  22. use wrongly
  23. understand wrongly
  24. count wrongly
  25. dis-
  26. tell again
  27. judge wrongly
  28. unsafe
  29. not equal
  30. prepay
  31. un-
  32. mislead
  33. uncommon
  34. discontinue
  35. not respect
  36. reuse
  37. unfair
  38. unwell
  39. not usual
  40. mishear

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