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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 281 · 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) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  4. 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  6. 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  7. 7.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  8. 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) preview (d) unview
  9. 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
  10. 10.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  11. 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  12. 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  14. 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
  16. 16.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  18. 18.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
  19. 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  21. 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  22. 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  23. 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  24. 24.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  25. 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  27. 27.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
  28. 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
  29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  30. 30.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
  31. 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) unallow
  32. 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
  35. 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
  36. 36.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  37. 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  38. 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
  39. 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  40. 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again

Answer key

  1. preheat
  2. un-
  3. unclear
  4. unlucky
  5. dis-
  6. pay before
  7. place wrongly
  8. preview
  9. reopen
  10. visit again
  11. not loyal
  12. dishonest
  13. re-
  14. spell wrongly
  15. misunderstand
  16. hear wrongly
  17. mis-
  18. unwell
  19. read wrongly
  20. pre-
  21. not allow
  22. not honest
  23. not usual
  24. replay
  25. heat again
  26. reuse
  27. not common
  28. uncommon
  29. not safe
  30. unhappy
  31. disallow
  32. disagree
  33. not well
  34. disrespect
  35. rewrite
  36. discontinue
  37. unsafe
  38. lead wrongly
  39. not happy
  40. judge wrongly

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