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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 345 · 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) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) display (d) unplay
  3. 3.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
  4. 4.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
  5. 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
  6. 6.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  8. 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  9. 9.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
  13. 13.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  14. 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  15. 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  16. 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  17. 17.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  18. 18.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
  19. 19.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  20. 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
  21. 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
  22. 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
  23. 23.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
  24. 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  25. 25.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  26. 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
  27. 27.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  28. 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) discook (d) miscook
  29. 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
  30. 30.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
  31. 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  32. 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  33. 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  34. 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
  35. 35.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
  36. 36.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
  37. 37.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
  38. 38.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
  39. 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  40. 40.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. replay
  3. not usual
  4. recheck
  5. understand wrongly
  6. open again
  7. mis-
  8. paint again
  9. rejoin
  10. un-
  11. not fair
  12. not obey
  13. reheat
  14. not clear
  15. re-
  16. count wrongly
  17. use again
  18. disagree
  19. unkind
  20. unlucky
  21. mislead
  22. unusual
  23. dishonest
  24. not safe
  25. not continue
  26. prejudge
  27. discontinue
  28. precook
  29. disobey
  30. lead wrongly
  31. misjudge
  32. use wrongly
  33. heat before
  34. judge before
  35. write again
  36. misunderstand
  37. misuse
  38. unhappy
  39. not happy
  40. not common

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