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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 196 · 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 “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
  3. 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  5. 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
  6. 6.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) distell (d) mistell
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  8. 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
  9. 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
  10. 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  11. 11.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
  12. 12.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
  13. 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
  16. 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
  17. 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
  18. 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
  19. 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
  20. 20.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  22. 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
  23. 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  24. 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  25. 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
  26. 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
  28. 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
  29. 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  30. 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  31. 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  32. 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  33. 33.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
  34. 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
  35. 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
  36. 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  37. 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
  38. 38.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. not safe
  3. pay before
  4. dis-
  5. recheck
  6. retell
  7. mis-
  8. spell wrongly
  9. reopen
  10. preheat
  11. unusual
  12. unequal
  13. unwell
  14. un-
  15. not happy
  16. misplace
  17. unclear
  18. fill again
  19. hear wrongly
  20. not allow
  21. not common
  22. not equal
  23. not obey
  24. heat before
  25. join again
  26. write again
  27. misjudge
  28. not respect
  29. heat again
  30. judge wrongly
  31. not agree
  32. pre-
  33. untidy
  34. disagree
  35. behave wrongly
  36. uncommon
  37. misunderstand
  38. use wrongly
  39. unlucky
  40. not honest

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