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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 47 · 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 “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  4. 4.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  6. 6.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  8. 8.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
  9. 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
  10. 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  11. 11.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  13. 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
  14. 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
  18. 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
  19. 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
  20. 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
  21. 21.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
  23. 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
  24. 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
  26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  27. 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  28. 28.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  29. 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
  31. 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
  32. 32.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  33. 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  34. 34.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  36. 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  37. 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  38. 38.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  39. 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  40. 40.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe

Answer key

  1. not clear
  2. un-
  3. reheat
  4. open again
  5. dis-
  6. rejoin
  7. mis-
  8. check again
  9. not usual
  10. disagree
  11. not allow
  12. not equal
  13. not fair
  14. heat again
  15. repaint
  16. pre-
  17. unkind
  18. misjudge
  19. retell
  20. judge wrongly
  21. not tidy
  22. paint again
  23. unhappy
  24. not safe
  25. misunderstand
  26. re-
  27. join again
  28. not lucky
  29. not happy
  30. rewrite
  31. disobey
  32. preheat
  33. not obey
  34. use again
  35. prejudge
  36. reuse
  37. uncommon
  38. discontinue
  39. unclear
  40. unsafe

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