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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 460 · 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 agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
  2. 2.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) dispaint (d) prepaint
  3. 3.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
  4. 4.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  5. 5.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  6. 6.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) repay
  7. 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) uncount
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  11. 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  15. 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
  16. 16.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
  17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  18. 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
  19. 19.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
  21. 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
  22. 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
  23. 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  24. 24.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  25. 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  27. 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
  28. 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  29. 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
  30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) unjoin
  31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  32. 32.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
  33. 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  34. 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
  35. 35.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
  36. 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  37. 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
  38. 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
  39. 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  40. 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly

Answer key

  1. disagree
  2. repaint
  3. discontinue
  4. not equal
  5. build again
  6. prepay
  7. miscount
  8. re-
  9. not honest
  10. dis-
  11. place wrongly
  12. pre-
  13. not happy
  14. un-
  15. untidy
  16. open again
  17. mis-
  18. play again
  19. not lucky
  20. unhappy
  21. not respect
  22. pay before
  23. read wrongly
  24. hear wrongly
  25. not clear
  26. unfair
  27. mishear
  28. heat before
  29. view before
  30. rejoin
  31. not common
  32. uncommon
  33. understand wrongly
  34. not safe
  35. not obey
  36. unclear
  37. refill
  38. check again
  39. use wrongly
  40. not allow

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