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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 368 · 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) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) unlead
  5. 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  6. 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  8. 8.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
  9. 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  11. 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  13. 13.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
  14. 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  15. 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
  16. 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
  17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
  18. 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  19. 19.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) prefill
  20. 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) misrespect
  21. 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
  22. 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  23. 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
  24. 24.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  25. 25.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  26. 26.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) misplace
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  28. 28.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
  31. 31.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
  32. 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
  33. 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  34. 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  35. 35.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  36. 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
  37. 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) replay (d) preplay
  38. 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
  39. 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
  40. 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. un-
  3. pre-
  4. mislead
  5. understand wrongly
  6. write again
  7. use again
  8. misuse
  9. use wrongly
  10. re-
  11. not well
  12. mis-
  13. precook
  14. judge wrongly
  15. not fair
  16. pay before
  17. not happy
  18. not agree
  19. refill
  20. disrespect
  21. dishonest
  22. reuse
  23. discontinue
  24. not loyal
  25. reopen
  26. misplace
  27. paint again
  28. not tidy
  29. not safe
  30. unfair
  31. not kind
  32. disobey
  33. spell wrongly
  34. reheat
  35. misjudge
  36. fill again
  37. replay
  38. heat before
  39. repaint
  40. not clear

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