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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 17 · 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 “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
  2. 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
  3. 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
  4. 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
  5. 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  9. 9.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) disread
  10. 10.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
  12. 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  13. 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
  14. 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
  15. 15.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
  17. 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  19. 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  20. 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
  21. 21.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  22. 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  24. 24.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
  25. 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  26. 26.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
  27. 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  28. 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
  29. 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  30. 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
  31. 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  32. 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
  33. 33.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
  34. 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  35. 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
  36. 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) repay
  38. 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
  39. 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  40. 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal

Answer key

  1. not equal
  2. visit again
  3. rebuild
  4. not lucky
  5. not respect
  6. rewrite
  7. re-
  8. use again
  9. misread
  10. not honest
  11. repaint
  12. not common
  13. unequal
  14. join again
  15. not well
  16. disagree
  17. unusual
  18. dis-
  19. unlucky
  20. refill
  21. reheat
  22. pre-
  23. not safe
  24. rejoin
  25. heat before
  26. check again
  27. hear wrongly
  28. misjudge
  29. count wrongly
  30. not clear
  31. unkind
  32. not happy
  33. disallow
  34. judge before
  35. place wrongly
  36. mis-
  37. prepay
  38. prejudge
  39. misuse
  40. disloyal

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