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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 160 · 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.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
  2. 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
  3. 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  4. 4.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  5. 5.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  6. 6.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  8. 8.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  9. 9.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) misplace
  11. 11.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
  12. 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  13. 13.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) disfill
  14. 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
  15. 15.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  16. 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
  17. 17.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  18. 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
  19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
  20. 20.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
  21. 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  22. 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
  23. 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  24. 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  25. 25.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) unrespect
  26. 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
  27. 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  28. 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
  29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  30. 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
  31. 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
  32. 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  33. 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  34. 34.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild
  35. 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
  36. 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
  38. 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  39. 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  40. 40.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again

Answer key

  1. not honest
  2. rewrite
  3. write again
  4. repaint
  5. heat before
  6. understand wrongly
  7. re-
  8. build again
  9. not fair
  10. misplace
  11. reuse
  12. uncommon
  13. refill
  14. miscount
  15. not kind
  16. dishonest
  17. judge before
  18. not agree
  19. not clear
  20. misread
  21. reopen
  22. use wrongly
  23. hear wrongly
  24. judge wrongly
  25. disrespect
  26. read wrongly
  27. mis-
  28. preheat
  29. pre-
  30. not well
  31. paint again
  32. misjudge
  33. not respect
  34. rebuild
  35. unclear
  36. dis-
  37. prepay
  38. not equal
  39. not loyal
  40. cook before

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