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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 263 · 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 “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  2. 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
  3. 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  6. 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
  7. 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  8. 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  10. 10.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
  11. 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
  12. 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  13. 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) rehonest
  14. 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
  15. 15.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  17. 17.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
  18. 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  19. 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  20. 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
  22. 22.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) disfill
  23. 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  25. 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  26. 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
  28. 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
  29. 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
  30. 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  31. 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) disread (d) misread
  35. 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
  36. 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  37. 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
  38. 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  39. 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest

Answer key

  1. preheat
  2. misjudge
  3. misuse
  4. dis-
  5. pre-
  6. disagree
  7. unsafe
  8. heat again
  9. mis-
  10. revisit
  11. write again
  12. hear wrongly
  13. dishonest
  14. build again
  15. reopen
  16. re-
  17. untidy
  18. spell wrongly
  19. not tidy
  20. disloyal
  21. cook before
  22. refill
  23. behave wrongly
  24. count wrongly
  25. play again
  26. use again
  27. not well
  28. understand wrongly
  29. disobey
  30. not usual
  31. not obey
  32. un-
  33. not clear
  34. misread
  35. replay
  36. heat before
  37. read wrongly
  38. reheat
  39. paint again
  40. not honest

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