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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 167 · 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 “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
  6. 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  7. 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
  8. 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
  9. 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  10. 10.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
  11. 11.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  14. 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  15. 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview
  16. 16.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  17. 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  20. 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
  21. 21.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  23. 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
  24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
  27. 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  28. 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) miscook (d) discook
  29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  30. 30.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) respell
  31. 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) rerespect
  32. 32.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
  33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
  34. 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  35. 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  36. 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) read before (d) not read
  37. 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
  38. 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  39. 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
  40. 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen

Answer key

  1. visit again
  2. mis-
  3. revisit
  4. pre-
  5. repaint
  6. judge before
  7. not continue
  8. rewrite
  9. reuse
  10. unusual
  11. build again
  12. dis-
  13. not loyal
  14. unwell
  15. preview
  16. discontinue
  17. heat again
  18. mishear
  19. not kind
  20. not honest
  21. view before
  22. re-
  23. misjudge
  24. unclear
  25. check again
  26. misunderstand
  27. disobey
  28. precook
  29. un-
  30. misspell
  31. disrespect
  32. miscount
  33. rebuild
  34. misuse
  35. not clear
  36. read wrongly
  37. recheck
  38. not well
  39. untidy
  40. reopen

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