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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 483 · 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 “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read before (d) read again
  2. 2.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  4. 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) review (d) disview
  6. 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  7. 7.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
  8. 8.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  11. 11.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  15. 15.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  16. 16.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
  17. 17.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
  18. 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  19. 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  21. 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
  22. 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  23. 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  24. 24.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  25. 25.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
  26. 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
  27. 27.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) disspell
  29. 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
  30. 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
  31. 31.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  32. 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
  33. 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  34. 34.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  35. 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
  36. 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
  37. 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  39. 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before

Answer key

  1. read wrongly
  2. judge before
  3. heat again
  4. place wrongly
  5. preview
  6. not respect
  7. count wrongly
  8. build again
  9. re-
  10. pre-
  11. misunderstand
  12. not obey
  13. unequal
  14. dis-
  15. unsafe
  16. disloyal
  17. rejoin
  18. open again
  19. fill again
  20. un-
  21. dishonest
  22. write again
  23. reheat
  24. paint again
  25. unlucky
  26. not happy
  27. understand wrongly
  28. misspell
  29. not well
  30. visit again
  31. not usual
  32. use again
  33. mis-
  34. mishear
  35. misplace
  36. disallow
  37. not loyal
  38. unclear
  39. reuse
  40. not honest

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