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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 219 · 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 word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
  2. 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  8. 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  9. 9.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  10. 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  11. 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
  12. 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  13. 13.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
  14. 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  15. 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
  16. 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
  17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) miscount
  21. 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  23. 23.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  24. 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  25. 25.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  26. 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  27. 27.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
  28. 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
  29. 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
  30. 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  31. 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
  32. 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  33. 33.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
  34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) recheck
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
  36. 36.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
  37. 37.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  38. 38.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
  39. 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
  40. 40.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before

Answer key

  1. replay
  2. not lucky
  3. re-
  4. dis-
  5. not happy
  6. pre-
  7. mis-
  8. view before
  9. misuse
  10. count wrongly
  11. not respect
  12. not clear
  13. discontinue
  14. not safe
  15. rewrite
  16. behave wrongly
  17. not well
  18. not loyal
  19. lead wrongly
  20. miscount
  21. reopen
  22. not tidy
  23. prepay
  24. build again
  25. use again
  26. use wrongly
  27. precook
  28. unfair
  29. disallow
  30. unequal
  31. unusual
  32. play again
  33. repaint
  34. recheck
  35. prejudge
  36. disobey
  37. reuse
  38. join again
  39. dishonest
  40. spell wrongly

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