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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 22 · 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 “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
  2. 2.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  4. 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  5. 5.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
  8. 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  13. 13.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  15. 15.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) refair
  16. 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
  17. 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
  18. 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
  19. 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  20. 20.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  21. 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
  22. 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
  24. 24.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  25. 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  26. 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
  27. 27.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) retell
  29. 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
  30. 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
  31. 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  32. 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  33. 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
  34. 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  35. 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) replace
  36. 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  37. 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  39. 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  40. 40.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before

Answer key

  1. recheck
  2. misuse
  3. dis-
  4. disobey
  5. not obey
  6. re-
  7. replay
  8. miscount
  9. pre-
  10. place wrongly
  11. un-
  12. heat again
  13. unhappy
  14. mis-
  15. unfair
  16. reopen
  17. preview
  18. misjudge
  19. not tidy
  20. reuse
  21. fill again
  22. read wrongly
  23. dishonest
  24. behave wrongly
  25. not lucky
  26. judge wrongly
  27. spell wrongly
  28. retell
  29. misbehave
  30. build again
  31. not respect
  32. paint again
  33. uncommon
  34. not fair
  35. misplace
  36. revisit
  37. use again
  38. prejudge
  39. understand wrongly
  40. view before

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