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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 44 · 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) un- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  3. 3.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
  4. 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
  9. 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  11. 11.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  12. 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
  13. 13.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
  14. 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
  15. 15.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  16. 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
  17. 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
  19. 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  20. 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  21. 21.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
  22. 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  23. 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
  24. 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  25. 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
  26. 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
  27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
  28. 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
  29. 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
  31. 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  32. 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
  33. 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  35. 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
  36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
  37. 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
  38. 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
  40. 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. not usual
  3. misspell
  4. misuse
  5. un-
  6. not clear
  7. pre-
  8. disallow
  9. not equal
  10. re-
  11. count wrongly
  12. view before
  13. replay
  14. visit again
  15. place wrongly
  16. not agree
  17. understand wrongly
  18. unfair
  19. heat before
  20. use again
  21. read wrongly
  22. not loyal
  23. not kind
  24. unwell
  25. revisit
  26. join again
  27. dis-
  28. repaint
  29. not obey
  30. rejoin
  31. build again
  32. not honest
  33. play again
  34. disrespect
  35. uncommon
  36. unsafe
  37. preview
  38. judge wrongly
  39. unhappy
  40. untidy

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