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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 242 · 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) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  5. 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
  8. 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  11. 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  12. 12.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
  14. 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
  15. 15.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
  16. 16.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) untell
  17. 17.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
  18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
  20. 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
  22. 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  23. 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) mispaint
  25. 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  27. 27.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
  28. 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
  30. 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
  31. 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) disfill
  32. 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  33. 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  34. 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
  35. 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  37. 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) display (d) unplay
  38. 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) discount (d) miscount
  40. 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. not happy
  3. pre-
  4. not usual
  5. not honest
  6. un-
  7. open again
  8. fill again
  9. mis-
  10. heat before
  11. understand wrongly
  12. not respect
  13. uncommon
  14. behave wrongly
  15. unsafe
  16. retell
  17. prejudge
  18. re-
  19. lead wrongly
  20. judge wrongly
  21. not common
  22. hear wrongly
  23. use again
  24. repaint
  25. use wrongly
  26. reopen
  27. discontinue
  28. cook before
  29. not safe
  30. not continue
  31. refill
  32. paint again
  33. misbehave
  34. unhappy
  35. play again
  36. misuse
  37. replay
  38. unfair
  39. miscount
  40. visit again

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