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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 376 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  6. 6.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  7. 7.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
  8. 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
  9. 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
  10. 10.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  11. 11.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  12. 12.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
  14. 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  15. 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
  16. 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
  20. 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
  21. 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) unread
  22. 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  23. 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
  24. 24.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
  25. 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
  26. 26.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  27. 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
  29. 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
  30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
  31. 31.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  32. 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
  33. 33.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  34. 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  35. 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) precook
  36. 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) unrespect
  37. 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  38. 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
  39. 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  40. 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. un-
  3. pre-
  4. reopen
  5. re-
  6. rejoin
  7. mislead
  8. fill again
  9. disobey
  10. view before
  11. not usual
  12. paint again
  13. reheat
  14. misplace
  15. not obey
  16. unwell
  17. dis-
  18. not fair
  19. not clear
  20. unhappy
  21. misread
  22. behave wrongly
  23. disloyal
  24. not agree
  25. use wrongly
  26. heat before
  27. not allow
  28. not common
  29. not happy
  30. not kind
  31. repaint
  32. join again
  33. preheat
  34. spell wrongly
  35. precook
  36. disrespect
  37. tell again
  38. cook before
  39. write again
  40. build again

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