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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 262 · 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 “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  2. 2.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
  5. 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) repay
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  10. 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) prewell
  11. 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
  12. 12.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
  13. 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) prerespect
  14. 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) precount
  15. 15.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  16. 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  17. 17.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
  18. 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
  19. 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
  20. 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
  21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  23. 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
  24. 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  25. 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
  26. 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
  27. 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  28. 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  29. 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
  30. 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
  32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  33. 33.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
  34. 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) misview
  35. 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
  36. 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
  37. 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
  38. 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
  39. 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck

Answer key

  1. check again
  2. rejoin
  3. un-
  4. misspell
  5. prepay
  6. dis-
  7. pre-
  8. mis-
  9. not respect
  10. unwell
  11. unequal
  12. repaint
  13. disrespect
  14. miscount
  15. use wrongly
  16. write again
  17. build again
  18. disobey
  19. pay before
  20. not agree
  21. not lucky
  22. not tidy
  23. unsafe
  24. read wrongly
  25. discontinue
  26. precook
  27. use again
  28. count wrongly
  29. play again
  30. not happy
  31. not fair
  32. re-
  33. untidy
  34. preview
  35. not usual
  36. paint again
  37. uncommon
  38. visit again
  39. not loyal
  40. recheck

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