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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 300 · 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 “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
  2. 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
  5. 5.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) prelead
  6. 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
  7. 7.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
  8. 8.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  9. 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  10. 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
  11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  12. 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  14. 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  15. 15.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  17. 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  18. 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) display
  19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
  20. 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
  21. 21.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  22. 22.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
  23. 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
  24. 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  25. 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
  26. 26.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
  27. 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
  28. 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
  29. 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
  30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  32. 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) disspell
  33. 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
  34. 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
  35. 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  37. 37.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
  38. 38.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
  39. 39.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
  40. 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before

Answer key

  1. reuse
  2. not continue
  3. pre-
  4. paint again
  5. mislead
  6. visit again
  7. revisit
  8. not lucky
  9. heat again
  10. cook before
  11. re-
  12. dishonest
  13. un-
  14. reopen
  15. understand wrongly
  16. mis-
  17. not fair
  18. replay
  19. not kind
  20. use wrongly
  21. place wrongly
  22. not agree
  23. recheck
  24. heat before
  25. join again
  26. discontinue
  27. behave wrongly
  28. open again
  29. unequal
  30. not tidy
  31. dis-
  32. misspell
  33. precook
  34. fill again
  35. not honest
  36. uncommon
  37. unusual
  38. tell again
  39. misread
  40. not equal

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