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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 229 · 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 “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
  5. 5.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  6. 6.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again
  11. 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) not lead
  12. 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  13. 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  14. 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
  15. 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  16. 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  17. 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
  18. 18.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
  19. 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
  20. 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  22. 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) misspell
  23. 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  24. 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  25. 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  26. 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) miscook
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
  28. 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  29. 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
  30. 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
  31. 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
  32. 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
  33. 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  34. 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
  35. 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
  36. 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  37. 37.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  38. 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) unlead
  39. 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
  40. 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest

Answer key

  1. uncommon
  2. re-
  3. hear wrongly
  4. count wrongly
  5. play again
  6. fill again
  7. mis-
  8. pre-
  9. un-
  10. not allow
  11. lead wrongly
  12. unclear
  13. rebuild
  14. reopen
  15. use again
  16. reheat
  17. pay before
  18. disallow
  19. not honest
  20. unhappy
  21. dis-
  22. misspell
  23. not loyal
  24. unwell
  25. revisit
  26. precook
  27. paint again
  28. heat again
  29. join again
  30. disloyal
  31. view before
  32. prejudge
  33. not lucky
  34. unfair
  35. behave wrongly
  36. prepay
  37. preheat
  38. mislead
  39. retell
  40. dishonest

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