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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 351 · 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 “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
  2. 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  3. 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  5. 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
  6. 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  8. 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  10. 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
  11. 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
  12. 12.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
  13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  14. 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
  15. 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
  16. 16.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
  17. 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  18. 18.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
  19. 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
  20. 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
  21. 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
  22. 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
  23. 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
  24. 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  25. 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
  26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  27. 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) dishear
  28. 28.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  29. 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
  30. 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
  31. 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
  33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  34. 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  35. 35.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  36. 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  37. 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  38. 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) reloyal
  39. 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey

Answer key

  1. write again
  2. not usual
  3. understand wrongly
  4. un-
  5. not kind
  6. reopen
  7. dis-
  8. pay before
  9. re-
  10. not common
  11. not well
  12. revisit
  13. pre-
  14. visit again
  15. build again
  16. fill again
  17. reheat
  18. repaint
  19. preheat
  20. unkind
  21. rebuild
  22. unequal
  23. misunderstand
  24. uncommon
  25. open again
  26. reuse
  27. mishear
  28. not loyal
  29. read wrongly
  30. disobey
  31. place wrongly
  32. preview
  33. paint again
  34. not happy
  35. mis-
  36. use wrongly
  37. misjudge
  38. disloyal
  39. not lucky
  40. not obey

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