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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 443 · 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.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
  6. 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  7. 7.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  8. 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
  9. 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
  10. 10.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
  11. 11.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  13. 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write before
  14. 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) not paint
  15. 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) relead
  16. 16.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) distell
  17. 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
  18. 18.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
  19. 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
  20. 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
  21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  22. 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  23. 23.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
  24. 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
  25. 25.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
  26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  27. 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
  28. 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
  29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  30. 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
  31. 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
  33. 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  34. 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
  35. 35.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) preview (d) unview
  36. 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
  37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  38. 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
  39. 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) precook
  40. 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly

Answer key

  1. spell wrongly
  2. mis-
  3. reheat
  4. count wrongly
  5. unfair
  6. use wrongly
  7. rewrite
  8. fill again
  9. view before
  10. reopen
  11. misuse
  12. re-
  13. write again
  14. paint again
  15. mislead
  16. retell
  17. check again
  18. not clear
  19. not equal
  20. disobey
  21. understand wrongly
  22. unwell
  23. join again
  24. place wrongly
  25. misbehave
  26. reuse
  27. rejoin
  28. open again
  29. un-
  30. dishonest
  31. not safe
  32. unlucky
  33. not agree
  34. unsafe
  35. preview
  36. read wrongly
  37. dis-
  38. not respect
  39. precook
  40. tell again

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