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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 265 · 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) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
  4. 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  6. 6.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  8. 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
  9. 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  10. 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
  11. 11.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  12. 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
  13. 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  14. 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  15. 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
  16. 16.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  20. 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
  21. 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
  22. 22.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
  24. 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
  25. 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) unlead
  26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  27. 27.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
  28. 28.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
  29. 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  30. 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
  31. 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  32. 32.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  33. 33.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
  34. 34.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  36. 36.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
  37. 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
  39. 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  40. 40.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild

Answer key

  1. misjudge
  2. mis-
  3. tell again
  4. write again
  5. pre-
  6. not lucky
  7. un-
  8. disagree
  9. not tidy
  10. not agree
  11. not allow
  12. not happy
  13. cook before
  14. judge before
  15. discontinue
  16. build again
  17. dis-
  18. read wrongly
  19. not safe
  20. visit again
  21. precook
  22. understand wrongly
  23. not respect
  24. misuse
  25. mislead
  26. re-
  27. unlucky
  28. not obey
  29. behave wrongly
  30. mishear
  31. not loyal
  32. not fair
  33. disobey
  34. lead wrongly
  35. reuse
  36. place wrongly
  37. use again
  38. fill again
  39. disloyal
  40. rebuild

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