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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 166 · 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) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  2. 2.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  6. 6.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
  7. 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
  10. 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  12. 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  13. 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  14. 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
  15. 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  16. 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
  17. 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
  18. 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
  19. 19.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  20. 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
  21. 21.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
  22. 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  23. 23.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  24. 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
  25. 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace
  26. 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
  27. 27.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
  28. 28.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  29. 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
  31. 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  32. 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
  33. 33.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
  34. 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  35. 35.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  36. 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  37. 37.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
  38. 38.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
  39. 39.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  40. 40.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. hear wrongly
  3. mis-
  4. re-
  5. not safe
  6. fill again
  7. not clear
  8. pre-
  9. pay before
  10. not usual
  11. un-
  12. uncommon
  13. understand wrongly
  14. reopen
  15. unequal
  16. dishonest
  17. view before
  18. tell again
  19. recheck
  20. unhappy
  21. not continue
  22. use wrongly
  23. spell wrongly
  24. check again
  25. misplace
  26. not happy
  27. revisit
  28. rebuild
  29. behave wrongly
  30. rewrite
  31. preheat
  32. misbehave
  33. open again
  34. build again
  35. use again
  36. unclear
  37. retell
  38. join again
  39. judge before
  40. misunderstand

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