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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 252 · 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 “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  2. 2.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) prelead
  3. 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  8. 8.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
  9. 9.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  10. 10.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  12. 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  13. 13.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) misview
  14. 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
  15. 15.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  16. 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
  17. 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  18. 18.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
  19. 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) preread (d) unread
  20. 20.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  22. 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  23. 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
  24. 24.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  25. 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
  26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
  27. 27.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  28. 28.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  29. 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  30. 30.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
  31. 31.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  32. 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  33. 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
  34. 34.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  35. 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  36. 36.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
  37. 37.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
  38. 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
  39. 39.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) unspell
  40. 40.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before

Answer key

  1. misjudge
  2. mislead
  3. rebuild
  4. re-
  5. not honest
  6. un-
  7. dis-
  8. place wrongly
  9. not fair
  10. use wrongly
  11. pre-
  12. unclear
  13. preview
  14. not clear
  15. unwell
  16. not kind
  17. write again
  18. behave wrongly
  19. misread
  20. not loyal
  21. understand wrongly
  22. not well
  23. unhappy
  24. not lucky
  25. judge before
  26. disobey
  27. revisit
  28. recheck
  29. mis-
  30. not safe
  31. tell again
  32. count wrongly
  33. build again
  34. uncommon
  35. check again
  36. lead wrongly
  37. not respect
  38. prepay
  39. misspell
  40. open again

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