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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 349 · 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 “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  4. 4.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  6. 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  8. 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  9. 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
  10. 10.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
  11. 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
  12. 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
  14. 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  15. 15.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
  16. 16.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  17. 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
  18. 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) unplay (d) preplay
  19. 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
  20. 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  23. 23.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
  24. 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
  25. 25.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
  27. 27.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
  29. 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  30. 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
  31. 31.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  32. 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
  33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
  34. 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) unplace
  35. 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
  36. 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
  37. 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
  39. 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  40. 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint

Answer key

  1. not usual
  2. dis-
  3. not tidy
  4. not allow
  5. pre-
  6. lead wrongly
  7. mis-
  8. not fair
  9. place wrongly
  10. revisit
  11. recheck
  12. heat before
  13. unlucky
  14. judge before
  15. misspell
  16. prepay
  17. unwell
  18. replay
  19. dishonest
  20. unhappy
  21. un-
  22. re-
  23. reuse
  24. not obey
  25. rewrite
  26. not continue
  27. not safe
  28. retell
  29. not clear
  30. fill again
  31. count wrongly
  32. discontinue
  33. rebuild
  34. misplace
  35. build again
  36. prejudge
  37. check again
  38. misbehave
  39. join again
  40. paint again

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