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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 304 · 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 prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
  6. 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  7. 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  8. 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) preview (d) unview
  9. 9.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
  10. 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  12. 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
  13. 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
  14. 14.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
  15. 15.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  16. 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
  17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  18. 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  19. 19.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  20. 20.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
  21. 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
  22. 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  23. 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
  24. 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  25. 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  26. 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  28. 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
  29. 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) misjoin
  31. 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  32. 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  33. 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
  34. 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  37. 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
  38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  39. 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) reopen

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. behave wrongly
  3. mis-
  4. un-
  5. play again
  6. disagree
  7. write again
  8. preview
  9. understand wrongly
  10. not common
  11. pre-
  12. uncommon
  13. join again
  14. repaint
  15. unwell
  16. not obey
  17. not well
  18. tell again
  19. not agree
  20. misunderstand
  21. recheck
  22. not respect
  23. read wrongly
  24. use wrongly
  25. not fair
  26. paint again
  27. not honest
  28. check again
  29. reheat
  30. rejoin
  31. not clear
  32. prejudge
  33. disloyal
  34. judge wrongly
  35. not lucky
  36. re-
  37. lead wrongly
  38. fill again
  39. visit again
  40. reopen

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