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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 391 · 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) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  2. 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  3. 3.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  5. 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  6. 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  7. 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  10. 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  11. 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  12. 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  15. 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  16. 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  17. 17.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
  18. 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  19. 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  20. 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  21. 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
  22. 22.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  23. 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  25. 25.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  26. 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) previsit
  27. 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  28. 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
  29. 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) prehear
  30. 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
  31. 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
  32. 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  33. 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  34. 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  35. 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  36. 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) disread (d) preread
  37. 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
  38. 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
  40. 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. not allow
  3. place wrongly
  4. mis-
  5. unsafe
  6. not well
  7. not lucky
  8. dis-
  9. unfair
  10. heat before
  11. uncommon
  12. spell wrongly
  13. unusual
  14. pre-
  15. prejudge
  16. check again
  17. retell
  18. use wrongly
  19. visit again
  20. not tidy
  21. preheat
  22. not agree
  23. misspell
  24. un-
  25. misjudge
  26. revisit
  27. not happy
  28. unequal
  29. mishear
  30. not continue
  31. not safe
  32. judge before
  33. not respect
  34. not common
  35. misuse
  36. misread
  37. play again
  38. lead wrongly
  39. disagree
  40. read wrongly

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