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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 213 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  4. 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) not play (d) play before
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
  8. 8.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  11. 11.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  12. 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  13. 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
  14. 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
  15. 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
  16. 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  17. 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
  18. 18.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
  19. 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  20. 20.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
  21. 21.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  22. 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) misplace
  23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  24. 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
  25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  28. 28.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
  30. 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
  31. 31.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  32. 32.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
  33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) unhear
  34. 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  35. 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
  36. 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
  37. 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
  38. 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  39. 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. use wrongly
  3. heat again
  4. play again
  5. un-
  6. not equal
  7. misbehave
  8. discontinue
  9. re-
  10. behave wrongly
  11. not clear
  12. heat before
  13. not fair
  14. unhappy
  15. miscount
  16. uncommon
  17. not respect
  18. build again
  19. hear wrongly
  20. misunderstand
  21. judge wrongly
  22. misplace
  23. dis-
  24. not safe
  25. pre-
  26. reuse
  27. preheat
  28. fill again
  29. pay before
  30. place wrongly
  31. check again
  32. refill
  33. mishear
  34. misjudge
  35. unclear
  36. write again
  37. unlucky
  38. not tidy
  39. recheck
  40. not honest

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