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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 226 · 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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  5. 5.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  8. 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
  9. 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  11. 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) recount
  12. 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
  13. 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
  14. 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  15. 15.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  16. 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
  17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  18. 18.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
  19. 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
  20. 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  21. 21.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear again
  22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
  23. 23.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
  24. 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  25. 25.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  26. 26.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
  28. 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  29. 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
  31. 31.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  32. 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  33. 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  34. 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
  35. 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  36. 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
  37. 37.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  38. 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy
  39. 39.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
  40. 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. not obey
  3. pre-
  4. behave wrongly
  5. heat before
  6. re-
  7. use again
  8. not clear
  9. build again
  10. dis-
  11. miscount
  12. not loyal
  13. join again
  14. unhappy
  15. place wrongly
  16. not lucky
  17. mis-
  18. not allow
  19. spell wrongly
  20. misjudge
  21. hear wrongly
  22. unclear
  23. visit again
  24. unkind
  25. cook before
  26. not fair
  27. not usual
  28. not equal
  29. not well
  30. replay
  31. judge before
  32. fill again
  33. unsafe
  34. not safe
  35. misuse
  36. read wrongly
  37. heat again
  38. untidy
  39. rejoin
  40. use wrongly

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