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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 310 · 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 wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
  2. 2.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
  3. 3.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
  4. 4.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  8. 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  11. 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
  12. 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  13. 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  14. 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  15. 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) misfill
  16. 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
  17. 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
  18. 18.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  19. 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
  21. 21.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) pretell
  22. 22.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
  23. 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  24. 24.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  25. 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
  26. 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  27. 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  28. 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
  29. 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  30. 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) review
  31. 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  32. 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  33. 33.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
  34. 34.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  35. 35.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand again
  36. 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
  37. 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
  38. 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  40. 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before

Answer key

  1. misuse
  2. not well
  3. cook before
  4. reopen
  5. dis-
  6. re-
  7. judge before
  8. count wrongly
  9. un-
  10. tell again
  11. not honest
  12. heat again
  13. write again
  14. behave wrongly
  15. refill
  16. play again
  17. not obey
  18. reheat
  19. fill again
  20. unkind
  21. retell
  22. miscount
  23. heat before
  24. hear wrongly
  25. not loyal
  26. pre-
  27. unequal
  28. not happy
  29. not clear
  30. preview
  31. mis-
  32. use wrongly
  33. mislead
  34. rewrite
  35. understand wrongly
  36. view before
  37. misspell
  38. not lucky
  39. dishonest
  40. not allow

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