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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 206 · 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) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  5. 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  6. 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
  7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  8. 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  9. 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  11. 11.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  13. 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  14. 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  15. 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  16. 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  17. 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  18. 18.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  19. 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
  20. 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
  22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  23. 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  25. 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  27. 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
  28. 28.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
  29. 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  30. 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
  31. 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  32. 32.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
  33. 33.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
  34. 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  35. 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
  36. 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
  37. 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) disfill
  38. 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) recount
  40. 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. write again
  3. un-
  4. not respect
  5. not well
  6. misplace
  7. not tidy
  8. view before
  9. not honest
  10. pre-
  11. behave wrongly
  12. dis-
  13. not happy
  14. understand wrongly
  15. not agree
  16. not fair
  17. disobey
  18. dishonest
  19. unhappy
  20. spell wrongly
  21. unequal
  22. mis-
  23. build again
  24. misuse
  25. rebuild
  26. not clear
  27. recheck
  28. place wrongly
  29. use again
  30. cook before
  31. replay
  32. precook
  33. unkind
  34. judge before
  35. misspell
  36. fill again
  37. refill
  38. prepay
  39. miscount
  40. unfair

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