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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 245 · 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 safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
  2. 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  3. 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
  4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  6. 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  7. 7.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) review (d) unview
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  11. 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
  13. 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  14. 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  16. 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  17. 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
  18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  19. 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
  20. 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
  21. 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
  22. 22.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  23. 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
  24. 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
  25. 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  26. 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
  27. 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
  28. 28.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  29. 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
  30. 30.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
  31. 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
  32. 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  33. 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  34. 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
  35. 35.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  36. 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  37. 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
  38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  39. 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
  40. 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen

Answer key

  1. unsafe
  2. not common
  3. behave wrongly
  4. count wrongly
  5. pre-
  6. uncommon
  7. preview
  8. dis-
  9. mis-
  10. build again
  11. unhappy
  12. not equal
  13. not lucky
  14. judge wrongly
  15. un-
  16. pay before
  17. disobey
  18. re-
  19. rebuild
  20. join again
  21. paint again
  22. repaint
  23. hear wrongly
  24. miscount
  25. not kind
  26. read wrongly
  27. refill
  28. not obey
  29. cook before
  30. unusual
  31. play again
  32. use again
  33. not usual
  34. not respect
  35. heat before
  36. prepay
  37. unfair
  38. fill again
  39. prejudge
  40. reopen

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