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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 472 · 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 “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) prelead
  3. 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
  8. 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  10. 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  12. 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  13. 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  14. 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
  15. 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  16. 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
  17. 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  18. 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
  20. 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
  21. 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
  22. 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  23. 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) disfair
  24. 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
  25. 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
  26. 26.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
  27. 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
  28. 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  29. 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
  30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
  31. 31.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
  32. 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
  33. 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  34. 34.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
  35. 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
  36. 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
  37. 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
  38. 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
  39. 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
  40. 40.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. mislead
  3. heat before
  4. pre-
  5. place wrongly
  6. mis-
  7. not tidy
  8. not well
  9. dis-
  10. heat again
  11. un-
  12. use wrongly
  13. paint again
  14. judge wrongly
  15. unhappy
  16. not allow
  17. fill again
  18. write again
  19. not safe
  20. mishear
  21. not kind
  22. misjudge
  23. unfair
  24. not equal
  25. lead wrongly
  26. discontinue
  27. recheck
  28. reheat
  29. misuse
  30. behave wrongly
  31. count wrongly
  32. unlucky
  33. use again
  34. reopen
  35. not fair
  36. not continue
  37. hear wrongly
  38. reuse
  39. repaint
  40. unsafe

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