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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 26 · 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 “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
  2. 2.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
  3. 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  4. 4.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  6. 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  7. 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
  8. 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
  9. 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  10. 10.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
  11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  12. 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  13. 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  15. 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
  16. 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  17. 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  19. 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  20. 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
  21. 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
  22. 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) prelead
  23. 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  24. 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
  25. 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
  26. 26.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  27. 27.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
  28. 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
  29. 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
  30. 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
  31. 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  32. 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
  33. 33.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
  34. 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
  35. 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) untell
  36. 36.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  37. 37.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  39. 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
  40. 40.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly

Answer key

  1. not safe
  2. view before
  3. not fair
  4. fill again
  5. un-
  6. write again
  7. dishonest
  8. lead wrongly
  9. not respect
  10. unusual
  11. re-
  12. reopen
  13. not well
  14. dis-
  15. judge before
  16. not allow
  17. heat again
  18. not loyal
  19. not tidy
  20. open again
  21. rebuild
  22. mislead
  23. use again
  24. misplace
  25. paint again
  26. preheat
  27. read wrongly
  28. join again
  29. disrespect
  30. not equal
  31. heat before
  32. disagree
  33. refill
  34. use wrongly
  35. retell
  36. pre-
  37. reheat
  38. mis-
  39. visit again
  40. play again

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