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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 438 · 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 happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  4. 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  8. 8.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  9. 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  10. 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
  11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  14. 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
  15. 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
  16. 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) prekind
  17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  18. 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  19. 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
  20. 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
  21. 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) disread (d) unread
  22. 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  23. 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
  24. 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  25. 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  26. 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
  27. 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
  28. 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  29. 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) misplace
  30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
  32. 32.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
  33. 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
  34. 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
  35. 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
  36. 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) unfill
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  38. 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  39. 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  40. 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue

Answer key

  1. unhappy
  2. pre-
  3. not equal
  4. place wrongly
  5. rewrite
  6. re-
  7. not lucky
  8. reuse
  9. judge wrongly
  10. misjudge
  11. not fair
  12. un-
  13. dis-
  14. paint again
  15. play again
  16. unkind
  17. mis-
  18. not usual
  19. read wrongly
  20. spell wrongly
  21. misread
  22. not clear
  23. preheat
  24. unsafe
  25. heat again
  26. unlucky
  27. reopen
  28. prejudge
  29. misplace
  30. behave wrongly
  31. open again
  32. view before
  33. precook
  34. untidy
  35. mislead
  36. refill
  37. prepay
  38. dishonest
  39. not agree
  40. discontinue

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