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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 475 · 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 “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  2. 2.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
  3. 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  4. 4.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
  13. 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  14. 14.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  15. 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
  16. 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  17. 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
  18. 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
  20. 20.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
  21. 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) uncount
  22. 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
  23. 23.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
  24. 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  25. 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
  26. 26.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  27. 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  28. 28.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
  29. 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
  30. 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
  31. 31.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  32. 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  33. 33.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  34. 34.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  35. 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  37. 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
  38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  39. 39.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) miswell

Answer key

  1. not obey
  2. reopen
  3. not honest
  4. use wrongly
  5. dis-
  6. count wrongly
  7. refill
  8. pre-
  9. join again
  10. un-
  11. re-
  12. pay before
  13. reuse
  14. not tidy
  15. not usual
  16. not lucky
  17. write again
  18. uncommon
  19. unequal
  20. not continue
  21. miscount
  22. unlucky
  23. replay
  24. not safe
  25. fill again
  26. reheat
  27. heat before
  28. unusual
  29. behave wrongly
  30. dishonest
  31. prejudge
  32. cook before
  33. place wrongly
  34. tell again
  35. not agree
  36. not common
  37. hear wrongly
  38. mis-
  39. check again
  40. unwell

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