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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 415 · 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) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  5. 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
  6. 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  8. 8.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
  9. 9.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  10. 10.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
  11. 11.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  12. 12.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
  13. 13.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  14. 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  15. 15.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  16. 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
  17. 17.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
  18. 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  19. 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) preusual
  20. 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
  21. 21.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
  22. 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) cook again
  23. 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  24. 24.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
  25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
  27. 27.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
  28. 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
  29. 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
  30. 30.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  31. 31.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
  32. 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  33. 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  34. 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  36. 36.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  37. 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) unspell (d) misspell
  38. 38.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  39. 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) not play (d) play before
  40. 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. misplace
  3. re-
  4. dis-
  5. unsafe
  6. tell again
  7. pre-
  8. not respect
  9. preheat
  10. view before
  11. heat again
  12. not well
  13. lead wrongly
  14. not agree
  15. use wrongly
  16. misbehave
  17. read wrongly
  18. visit again
  19. unusual
  20. dishonest
  21. prepay
  22. cook before
  23. not equal
  24. unlucky
  25. un-
  26. not clear
  27. rewrite
  28. mislead
  29. behave wrongly
  30. misjudge
  31. discontinue
  32. understand wrongly
  33. build again
  34. unfair
  35. not lucky
  36. count wrongly
  37. misspell
  38. uncommon
  39. play again
  40. check again

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