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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 378 · 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 “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  3. 3.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
  4. 4.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
  5. 5.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
  8. 8.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  9. 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
  10. 10.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  14. 14.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  17. 17.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  18. 18.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
  19. 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  20. 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  24. 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
  25. 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
  27. 27.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  28. 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
  29. 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
  30. 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  31. 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
  32. 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  33. 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) rerespect
  36. 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
  37. 37.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
  38. 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) preread (d) reread
  39. 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  40. 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) preequal

Answer key

  1. build again
  2. use wrongly
  3. check again
  4. replay
  5. not obey
  6. mis-
  7. unusual
  8. not respect
  9. disagree
  10. behave wrongly
  11. pre-
  12. count wrongly
  13. recheck
  14. disobey
  15. un-
  16. not well
  17. use again
  18. untidy
  19. reuse
  20. not usual
  21. cook before
  22. dis-
  23. re-
  24. tell again
  25. uncommon
  26. not clear
  27. judge before
  28. unlucky
  29. not kind
  30. not honest
  31. not equal
  32. not happy
  33. unclear
  34. open again
  35. disrespect
  36. read wrongly
  37. misbehave
  38. misread
  39. not tidy
  40. unequal

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