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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 325 · 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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  3. 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
  5. 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  10. 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
  11. 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
  12. 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
  13. 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  15. 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  16. 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
  17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  18. 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
  19. 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) prewell
  21. 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  22. 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) disspell
  23. 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  24. 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) disopen
  26. 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
  27. 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
  28. 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  29. 29.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  30. 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
  31. 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
  32. 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
  33. 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
  34. 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
  38. 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  39. 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
  40. 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join

Answer key

  1. pay before
  2. pre-
  3. paint again
  4. dishonest
  5. precook
  6. dis-
  7. heat again
  8. re-
  9. un-
  10. not usual
  11. disobey
  12. view before
  13. untidy
  14. mis-
  15. hear wrongly
  16. misjudge
  17. not happy
  18. not fair
  19. count wrongly
  20. unwell
  21. not well
  22. misspell
  23. use wrongly
  24. not kind
  25. reopen
  26. play again
  27. unequal
  28. check again
  29. write again
  30. use again
  31. reuse
  32. disagree
  33. rejoin
  34. understand wrongly
  35. misunderstand
  36. open again
  37. unkind
  38. preheat
  39. not allow
  40. join again

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