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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 38 · 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 “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  6. 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
  7. 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
  8. 8.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
  9. 9.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
  10. 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
  11. 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
  12. 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
  13. 13.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) misfill
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  15. 15.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
  16. 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) prewell (d) rewell
  17. 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  20. 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  23. 23.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
  24. 24.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
  25. 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  26. 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  27. 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  28. 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  29. 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) mislead
  30. 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
  31. 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
  32. 32.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
  33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
  34. 34.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) mishear
  35. 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
  36. 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
  37. 37.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
  38. 38.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
  40. 40.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. spell wrongly
  3. pre-
  4. mis-
  5. not well
  6. not kind
  7. dishonest
  8. not respect
  9. tell again
  10. discontinue
  11. uncommon
  12. play again
  13. refill
  14. not usual
  15. preheat
  16. unwell
  17. rewrite
  18. un-
  19. dis-
  20. not happy
  21. cook before
  22. not tidy
  23. join again
  24. fill again
  25. unsafe
  26. not safe
  27. heat before
  28. check again
  29. mislead
  30. unclear
  31. use again
  32. disrespect
  33. paint again
  34. mishear
  35. retell
  36. not equal
  37. build again
  38. place wrongly
  39. untidy
  40. heat again

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