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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 338 · 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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  2. 2.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  3. 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
  4. 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) uncontinue
  5. 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  6. 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
  7. 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
  10. 10.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  13. 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  14. 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
  15. 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) disfill
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  18. 18.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  20. 20.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  21. 21.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  22. 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  23. 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
  25. 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
  26. 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
  27. 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
  28. 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
  29. 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
  30. 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
  31. 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
  32. 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
  33. 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  35. 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) precount
  36. 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
  37. 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  39. 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
  40. 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly

Answer key

  1. not happy
  2. misuse
  3. not fair
  4. discontinue
  5. not safe
  6. not usual
  7. open again
  8. dis-
  9. not lucky
  10. misspell
  11. pre-
  12. mis-
  13. hear wrongly
  14. rewrite
  15. refill
  16. un-
  17. re-
  18. judge before
  19. reuse
  20. rebuild
  21. disrespect
  22. read wrongly
  23. heat again
  24. unlucky
  25. unsafe
  26. disagree
  27. reopen
  28. write again
  29. unwell
  30. not continue
  31. not agree
  32. behave wrongly
  33. prejudge
  34. not tidy
  35. miscount
  36. not respect
  37. judge wrongly
  38. fill again
  39. pay before
  40. understand wrongly

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