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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 407 · 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 word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) unhear
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
  4. 4.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  6. 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
  7. 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
  8. 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
  9. 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  10. 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
  11. 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  12. 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  16. 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
  17. 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
  18. 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
  19. 19.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  20. 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
  21. 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  22. 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  23. 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  26. 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
  27. 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
  28. 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
  29. 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
  30. 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  32. 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  33. 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  35. 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  36. 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
  37. 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) misspell
  39. 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
  40. 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit

Answer key

  1. mishear
  2. re-
  3. rewrite
  4. unequal
  5. dis-
  6. disagree
  7. not agree
  8. not well
  9. prejudge
  10. prepay
  11. join again
  12. not loyal
  13. disloyal
  14. mis-
  15. un-
  16. not fair
  17. not continue
  18. not kind
  19. not respect
  20. retell
  21. pre-
  22. use again
  23. not happy
  24. unclear
  25. check again
  26. place wrongly
  27. unfair
  28. judge before
  29. open again
  30. pay before
  31. preheat
  32. count wrongly
  33. not obey
  34. disrespect
  35. paint again
  36. disallow
  37. read wrongly
  38. misspell
  39. misunderstand
  40. visit again

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