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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 340 · 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 “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  2. 2.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  4. 4.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  6. 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
  7. 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
  10. 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
  11. 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  12. 12.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
  13. 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
  14. 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
  15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  16. 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
  17. 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
  18. 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  20. 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  21. 21.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  22. 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  23. 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
  24. 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  25. 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
  26. 26.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  28. 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
  29. 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
  30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
  31. 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
  32. 32.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  33. 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  34. 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
  35. 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  36. 36.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
  37. 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  38. 38.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
  39. 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread

Answer key

  1. judge before
  2. reuse
  3. dis-
  4. not loyal
  5. un-
  6. not usual
  7. untidy
  8. pre-
  9. view before
  10. dishonest
  11. not respect
  12. recheck
  13. rewrite
  14. misplace
  15. mis-
  16. revisit
  17. unclear
  18. not safe
  19. re-
  20. heat again
  21. prepay
  22. count wrongly
  23. misjudge
  24. use again
  25. not clear
  26. disallow
  27. paint again
  28. not happy
  29. not equal
  30. rejoin
  31. misbehave
  32. judge wrongly
  33. not tidy
  34. disagree
  35. unwell
  36. discontinue
  37. not allow
  38. pay before
  39. use wrongly
  40. misread

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