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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 238 · 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 agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  2. 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  6. 6.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
  7. 7.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
  8. 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  9. 9.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
  10. 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  12. 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  13. 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
  14. 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
  15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
  16. 16.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  17. 17.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  19. 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  21. 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
  22. 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) miscommon
  23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
  24. 24.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
  25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
  27. 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  28. 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
  29. 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
  30. 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
  31. 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
  32. 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  33. 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  34. 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  35. 35.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
  36. 36.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
  37. 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
  38. 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
  39. 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  40. 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before

Answer key

  1. disagree
  2. not usual
  3. pre-
  4. pay before
  5. mis-
  6. unclear
  7. reopen
  8. cook before
  9. unequal
  10. discontinue
  11. un-
  12. spell wrongly
  13. not allow
  14. unlucky
  15. not happy
  16. repaint
  17. tell again
  18. re-
  19. place wrongly
  20. unkind
  21. paint again
  22. uncommon
  23. not honest
  24. not respect
  25. dis-
  26. visit again
  27. unfair
  28. misplace
  29. behave wrongly
  30. not continue
  31. dishonest
  32. not equal
  33. not safe
  34. not common
  35. view before
  36. replay
  37. not well
  38. mishear
  39. use again
  40. not tidy

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