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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 444 · 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 “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) recook (d) uncook
  3. 3.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
  4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  7. 7.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
  8. 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
  9. 9.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  10. 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  11. 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
  12. 12.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
  13. 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  14. 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) disspell
  15. 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  16. 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  18. 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  20. 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand again
  22. 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
  23. 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
  24. 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit before
  25. 25.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
  26. 26.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
  27. 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
  28. 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
  29. 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
  30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
  31. 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  32. 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  33. 33.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  34. 34.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
  35. 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
  36. 36.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  37. 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
  38. 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
  39. 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  40. 40.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. precook
  3. spell wrongly
  4. count wrongly
  5. mis-
  6. dis-
  7. use wrongly
  8. mislead
  9. disloyal
  10. misjudge
  11. not agree
  12. rewrite
  13. not safe
  14. misspell
  15. cook before
  16. use again
  17. pre-
  18. unclear
  19. re-
  20. not clear
  21. understand wrongly
  22. tell again
  23. misuse
  24. visit again
  25. unfair
  26. dishonest
  27. unequal
  28. miscount
  29. misbehave
  30. not kind
  31. disrespect
  32. write again
  33. heat again
  34. rebuild
  35. not honest
  36. not allow
  37. repaint
  38. open again
  39. not continue
  40. play again

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