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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 173 · 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 “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) precook (d) discook
  4. 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
  6. 6.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
  7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
  8. 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  9. 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  10. 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  13. 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  15. 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
  16. 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
  17. 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
  20. 20.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  21. 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
  22. 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
  24. 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
  25. 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
  28. 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
  29. 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
  30. 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  32. 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
  33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
  34. 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  35. 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  36. 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
  37. 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  38. 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  39. 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  40. 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly

Answer key

  1. heat before
  2. re-
  3. precook
  4. join again
  5. unclear
  6. unusual
  7. not honest
  8. heat again
  9. misjudge
  10. tell again
  11. dis-
  12. visit again
  13. disobey
  14. pre-
  15. fill again
  16. not kind
  17. spell wrongly
  18. mis-
  19. not safe
  20. behave wrongly
  21. reuse
  22. view before
  23. misbehave
  24. miscount
  25. disloyal
  26. not clear
  27. disrespect
  28. misunderstand
  29. disallow
  30. use again
  31. un-
  32. not well
  33. rebuild
  34. not lucky
  35. pay before
  36. build again
  37. use wrongly
  38. rewrite
  39. paint again
  40. not respect

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