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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 451 · 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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  3. 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  4. 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
  5. 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  7. 7.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
  8. 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  9. 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  10. 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
  11. 11.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
  12. 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  13. 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  15. 15.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) disbehave
  16. 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  17. 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
  19. 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  22. 22.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) rerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
  23. 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  24. 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
  25. 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  27. 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild
  28. 28.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
  29. 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
  30. 30.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) unallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
  31. 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
  32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  33. 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  34. 34.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
  35. 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
  36. 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
  37. 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
  38. 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
  39. 39.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
  40. 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue

Answer key

  1. not safe
  2. mis-
  3. not agree
  4. not tidy
  5. not happy
  6. pre-
  7. judge before
  8. lead wrongly
  9. hear wrongly
  10. unequal
  11. heat again
  12. build again
  13. not usual
  14. un-
  15. misbehave
  16. not continue
  17. fill again
  18. untidy
  19. not loyal
  20. re-
  21. cook before
  22. disrespect
  23. not fair
  24. unusual
  25. count wrongly
  26. unclear
  27. rebuild
  28. play again
  29. understand wrongly
  30. disallow
  31. preheat
  32. dis-
  33. use again
  34. not equal
  35. not respect
  36. dishonest
  37. not honest
  38. misunderstand
  39. misspell
  40. discontinue

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