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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 342 · 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 “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  5. 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
  7. 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
  8. 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
  9. 9.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
  10. 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  11. 11.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  13. 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
  14. 14.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) prefill
  15. 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  16. 16.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
  17. 17.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  18. 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
  19. 19.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
  20. 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
  21. 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
  22. 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
  23. 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  25. 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  27. 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
  28. 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  29. 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view again
  30. 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
  31. 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) unbuild
  32. 32.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  33. 33.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  34. 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
  35. 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) diskind
  36. 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
  37. 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
  38. 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  39. 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
  40. 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join

Answer key

  1. heat again
  2. un-
  3. dis-
  4. write again
  5. not agree
  6. rejoin
  7. not safe
  8. rewrite
  9. check again
  10. not happy
  11. prejudge
  12. mis-
  13. play again
  14. refill
  15. disloyal
  16. replay
  17. repaint
  18. not honest
  19. miscount
  20. unlucky
  21. misread
  22. disobey
  23. use wrongly
  24. misjudge
  25. not usual
  26. not continue
  27. not tidy
  28. re-
  29. view before
  30. build again
  31. rebuild
  32. not fair
  33. pre-
  34. discontinue
  35. unkind
  36. pay before
  37. not well
  38. not allow
  39. open again
  40. join again

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