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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 37 · 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 “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  4. 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  8. 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  11. 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  12. 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  14. 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  15. 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
  17. 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  18. 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
  19. 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
  20. 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
  21. 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
  22. 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
  23. 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
  24. 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  27. 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  28. 28.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) misview (d) unview
  29. 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
  30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
  31. 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  32. 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  33. 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
  34. 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
  35. 35.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
  36. 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
  37. 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  38. 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  40. 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave

Answer key

  1. not fair
  2. dis-
  3. not happy
  4. spell wrongly
  5. un-
  6. re-
  7. unwell
  8. play again
  9. pre-
  10. not well
  11. paint again
  12. hear wrongly
  13. mis-
  14. rewrite
  15. write again
  16. disagree
  17. not tidy
  18. disloyal
  19. pay before
  20. refill
  21. misread
  22. reuse
  23. misspell
  24. join again
  25. unsafe
  26. visit again
  27. tell again
  28. preview
  29. not continue
  30. not kind
  31. disrespect
  32. not lucky
  33. fill again
  34. not agree
  35. prepay
  36. repaint
  37. not allow
  38. not equal
  39. mishear
  40. misbehave

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