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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 335 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  4. 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  6. 6.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  7. 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
  10. 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  11. 11.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
  12. 12.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
  13. 13.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) misread (d) disread
  14. 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
  15. 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
  16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  17. 17.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
  18. 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
  19. 19.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  20. 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  21. 21.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  22. 22.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  23. 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
  24. 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  25. 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  26. 26.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
  27. 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  28. 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  29. 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) prejoin
  31. 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
  32. 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  33. 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  34. 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
  35. 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
  36. 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  37. 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  38. 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
  39. 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  40. 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. not continue
  3. re-
  4. not safe
  5. dis-
  6. place wrongly
  7. write again
  8. un-
  9. use again
  10. not common
  11. check again
  12. misunderstand
  13. misread
  14. not kind
  15. not clear
  16. pre-
  17. not equal
  18. misjudge
  19. judge wrongly
  20. not usual
  21. not tidy
  22. understand wrongly
  23. build again
  24. not well
  25. not lucky
  26. not fair
  27. rebuild
  28. read wrongly
  29. not loyal
  30. rejoin
  31. play again
  32. reheat
  33. unclear
  34. disagree
  35. lead wrongly
  36. reuse
  37. judge before
  38. recheck
  39. misuse
  40. not respect

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