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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 331 · 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) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  5. 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
  6. 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  8. 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
  9. 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
  11. 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
  12. 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
  13. 13.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  15. 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  17. 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  18. 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  20. 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
  21. 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
  22. 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
  23. 23.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
  24. 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  25. 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) unhear
  26. 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  28. 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
  29. 29.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
  30. 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  32. 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  33. 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
  35. 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
  36. 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
  37. 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
  38. 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
  39. 39.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
  40. 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) reequal

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. rebuild
  3. mis-
  4. dis-
  5. visit again
  6. unkind
  7. use again
  8. pay before
  9. not happy
  10. unclear
  11. miscount
  12. misbehave
  13. discontinue
  14. pre-
  15. not clear
  16. re-
  17. not tidy
  18. read wrongly
  19. lead wrongly
  20. disallow
  21. untidy
  22. dishonest
  23. misplace
  24. judge wrongly
  25. mishear
  26. join again
  27. not honest
  28. misspell
  29. not agree
  30. play again
  31. not fair
  32. heat again
  33. not loyal
  34. disrespect
  35. refill
  36. rejoin
  37. not obey
  38. not continue
  39. hear wrongly
  40. unequal

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