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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 239 · 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.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
  2. 2.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
  3. 3.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
  4. 4.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  5. 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
  6. 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  7. 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  8. 8.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) misbuild (d) unbuild
  9. 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  11. 11.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  13. 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  14. 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  15. 15.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  16. 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  17. 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
  18. 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  20. 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  22. 22.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
  23. 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
  24. 24.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  25. 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  26. 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  28. 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  29. 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
  30. 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  31. 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
  32. 32.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
  33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
  34. 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
  35. 35.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
  36. 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
  37. 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  38. 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  39. 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
  40. 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join before (d) join again

Answer key

  1. not respect
  2. misplace
  3. disloyal
  4. not allow
  5. not clear
  6. use wrongly
  7. not loyal
  8. rebuild
  9. judge wrongly
  10. pre-
  11. reopen
  12. dis-
  13. heat again
  14. not lucky
  15. misbehave
  16. prejudge
  17. cook before
  18. heat before
  19. re-
  20. disallow
  21. un-
  22. not kind
  23. discontinue
  24. understand wrongly
  25. lead wrongly
  26. not obey
  27. reheat
  28. mis-
  29. not honest
  30. visit again
  31. unusual
  32. retell
  33. paint again
  34. not common
  35. reuse
  36. play again
  37. not usual
  38. not tidy
  39. dishonest
  40. join again

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