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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 371 · 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) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  3. 3.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  6. 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  7. 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
  8. 8.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  9. 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  10. 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  11. 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  14. 14.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
  15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  16. 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
  18. 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
  19. 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  20. 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) disfill
  21. 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  22. 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  23. 23.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
  24. 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
  25. 25.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  26. 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  27. 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  28. 28.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
  29. 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) repay
  31. 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
  32. 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
  33. 33.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  34. 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) unlead
  35. 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
  36. 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
  37. 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
  38. 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  39. 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
  40. 40.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. not obey
  3. disrespect
  4. re-
  5. not lucky
  6. not clear
  7. untidy
  8. judge wrongly
  9. not usual
  10. heat again
  11. unwell
  12. un-
  13. not respect
  14. disobey
  15. mis-
  16. read wrongly
  17. miscount
  18. not safe
  19. not well
  20. refill
  21. not happy
  22. pre-
  23. precook
  24. join again
  25. visit again
  26. not loyal
  27. place wrongly
  28. reuse
  29. not fair
  30. prepay
  31. unsafe
  32. unequal
  33. lead wrongly
  34. mislead
  35. not allow
  36. misuse
  37. not continue
  38. not agree
  39. rewrite
  40. prejudge

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