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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 357 · 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 “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  2. 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
  3. 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) dispay (d) prepay
  5. 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
  6. 6.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  9. 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  10. 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
  11. 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  14. 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
  15. 15.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  16. 16.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) miscook
  17. 17.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) disfill
  18. 18.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) reread
  19. 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  20. 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  21. 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
  22. 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  23. 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
  24. 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  25. 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
  26. 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  27. 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  28. 28.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
  30. 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
  31. 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
  32. 32.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
  33. 33.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
  34. 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
  35. 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  36. 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
  38. 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
  39. 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
  40. 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave

Answer key

  1. read wrongly
  2. rebuild
  3. understand wrongly
  4. prepay
  5. unfair
  6. heat before
  7. dis-
  8. write again
  9. disobey
  10. join again
  11. not well
  12. re-
  13. un-
  14. unlucky
  15. count wrongly
  16. precook
  17. refill
  18. misread
  19. place wrongly
  20. rewrite
  21. unusual
  22. not fair
  23. fill again
  24. not equal
  25. disloyal
  26. pre-
  27. mis-
  28. unsafe
  29. pay before
  30. not obey
  31. dishonest
  32. repaint
  33. lead wrongly
  34. not allow
  35. play again
  36. not lucky
  37. reuse
  38. prejudge
  39. not continue
  40. misbehave

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