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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 421 · 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) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) unhear
  2. 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  3. 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  5. 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
  6. 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  9. 9.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
  10. 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
  12. 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) rewell
  13. 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  14. 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  15. 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
  16. 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  17. 17.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  19. 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  21. 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
  22. 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  23. 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  24. 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
  25. 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
  27. 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  28. 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
  29. 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
  30. 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
  31. 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
  32. 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  33. 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
  35. 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
  36. 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  37. 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
  38. 38.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
  39. 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  40. 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay

Answer key

  1. mishear
  2. misjudge
  3. not tidy
  4. pre-
  5. disobey
  6. not agree
  7. re-
  8. dis-
  9. recheck
  10. join again
  11. not fair
  12. unwell
  13. not safe
  14. use again
  15. discontinue
  16. heat before
  17. not honest
  18. mis-
  19. unhappy
  20. un-
  21. check again
  22. not usual
  23. place wrongly
  24. open again
  25. not clear
  26. dishonest
  27. build again
  28. untidy
  29. understand wrongly
  30. disagree
  31. view before
  32. not equal
  33. tell again
  34. preheat
  35. retell
  36. use wrongly
  37. not happy
  38. unequal
  39. not lucky
  40. replay

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