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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 293 · 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 “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  7. 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
  10. 10.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  11. 11.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  12. 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  13. 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
  14. 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
  15. 15.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
  16. 16.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
  17. 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  18. 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  19. 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) untell
  20. 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
  21. 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  23. 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
  24. 24.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
  26. 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
  27. 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
  28. 28.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
  29. 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
  30. 30.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) recount (d) uncount
  31. 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) mispay
  32. 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  33. 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  34. 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  35. 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  36. 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  37. 37.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
  38. 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  39. 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  40. 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy

Answer key

  1. hear wrongly
  2. un-
  3. dis-
  4. re-
  5. paint again
  6. preheat
  7. unwell
  8. pre-
  9. not equal
  10. judge before
  11. misjudge
  12. use again
  13. unlucky
  14. unkind
  15. place wrongly
  16. discontinue
  17. spell wrongly
  18. rewrite
  19. retell
  20. view before
  21. not allow
  22. mis-
  23. unusual
  24. play again
  25. mishear
  26. unequal
  27. replay
  28. rejoin
  29. preview
  30. miscount
  31. prepay
  32. prejudge
  33. build again
  34. not fair
  35. not kind
  36. reuse
  37. visit again
  38. not tidy
  39. fill again
  40. untidy

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