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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 306 · 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) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  5. 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  7. 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
  8. 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
  9. 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) replay
  11. 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
  12. 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
  13. 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  15. 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
  16. 16.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
  17. 17.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) misfill
  18. 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  19. 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
  20. 20.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  21. 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  22. 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
  23. 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  24. 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
  25. 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  27. 27.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
  28. 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
  29. 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  30. 30.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  31. 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
  33. 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  34. 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
  36. 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
  37. 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
  38. 38.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
  39. 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. build again
  3. mis-
  4. heat again
  5. not happy
  6. pre-
  7. unsafe
  8. not usual
  9. judge before
  10. replay
  11. rewrite
  12. unusual
  13. behave wrongly
  14. un-
  15. not agree
  16. misunderstand
  17. refill
  18. use wrongly
  19. read wrongly
  20. write again
  21. heat before
  22. not fair
  23. not common
  24. recheck
  25. disloyal
  26. re-
  27. prepay
  28. understand wrongly
  29. misuse
  30. reuse
  31. not obey
  32. unwell
  33. misjudge
  34. judge wrongly
  35. prejudge
  36. disrespect
  37. check again
  38. disagree
  39. paint again
  40. not honest

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