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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 20 · 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 “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  6. 6.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
  7. 7.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
  8. 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  9. 9.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) miscook
  10. 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
  11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  12. 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  13. 13.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
  14. 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  15. 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  16. 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
  20. 20.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  21. 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  23. 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
  25. 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  26. 26.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
  27. 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
  28. 28.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
  29. 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  30. 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  31. 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
  33. 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
  34. 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
  35. 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  36. 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) prefair
  37. 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
  38. 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  39. 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  40. 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. not equal
  3. un-
  4. play again
  5. rewrite
  6. disloyal
  7. recheck
  8. not tidy
  9. precook
  10. disobey
  11. re-
  12. not happy
  13. not agree
  14. understand wrongly
  15. build again
  16. not loyal
  17. unlucky
  18. mis-
  19. join again
  20. lead wrongly
  21. not safe
  22. dis-
  23. not usual
  24. revisit
  25. unkind
  26. misbehave
  27. judge wrongly
  28. view before
  29. disrespect
  30. disagree
  31. hear wrongly
  32. not obey
  33. behave wrongly
  34. fill again
  35. use wrongly
  36. unfair
  37. check again
  38. not honest
  39. use again
  40. reopen

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