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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 427 · 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 “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  9. 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
  10. 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
  11. 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  13. 13.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  14. 14.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
  15. 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
  16. 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
  17. 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
  18. 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  19. 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  20. 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
  22. 22.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  23. 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
  25. 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) dishear
  26. 26.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  28. 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
  29. 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  30. 30.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  31. 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
  32. 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  33. 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) distell
  34. 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) disfair
  36. 36.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
  37. 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  38. 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  39. 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
  40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky

Answer key

  1. disallow
  2. re-
  3. pre-
  4. not obey
  5. mis-
  6. not usual
  7. un-
  8. rebuild
  9. dishonest
  10. misread
  11. discontinue
  12. dis-
  13. preheat
  14. refill
  15. rewrite
  16. mislead
  17. spell wrongly
  18. heat before
  19. not happy
  20. place wrongly
  21. rejoin
  22. check again
  23. cook before
  24. revisit
  25. mishear
  26. lead wrongly
  27. not honest
  28. unwell
  29. unclear
  30. reuse
  31. recheck
  32. count wrongly
  33. retell
  34. hear wrongly
  35. unfair
  36. not allow
  37. not loyal
  38. not well
  39. reopen
  40. not lucky

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