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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 366 · 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 “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  5. 5.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
  6. 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  8. 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
  9. 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  10. 10.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  11. 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  13. 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  14. 14.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
  15. 15.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  16. 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
  17. 17.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
  18. 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  19. 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
  20. 20.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
  21. 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
  22. 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
  23. 23.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
  24. 24.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) reloyal
  25. 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  26. 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  27. 27.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
  28. 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
  29. 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  30. 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
  31. 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
  32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
  33. 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
  34. 34.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
  35. 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) unfill
  36. 36.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  37. 37.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  38. 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  39. 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
  40. 40.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again

Answer key

  1. not common
  2. un-
  3. re-
  4. uncommon
  5. not fair
  6. join again
  7. mis-
  8. disallow
  9. heat again
  10. not loyal
  11. preheat
  12. dis-
  13. disrespect
  14. preview
  15. read wrongly
  16. write again
  17. disagree
  18. use again
  19. misread
  20. rebuild
  21. dishonest
  22. misunderstand
  23. tell again
  24. disloyal
  25. not clear
  26. hear wrongly
  27. revisit
  28. misspell
  29. unclear
  30. mislead
  31. not obey
  32. unsafe
  33. unfair
  34. repaint
  35. refill
  36. pre-
  37. not equal
  38. judge before
  39. reuse
  40. not continue

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