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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 485 · 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 “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  2. 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  5. 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  8. 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
  9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
  10. 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
  11. 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  13. 13.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
  14. 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
  15. 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) miskind
  16. 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) preusual
  17. 17.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
  18. 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
  19. 19.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  20. 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  21. 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
  22. 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
  23. 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
  24. 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  25. 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
  26. 26.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) prepay
  27. 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  28. 28.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) misfill
  29. 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  32. 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  33. 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
  34. 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
  35. 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  36. 36.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
  37. 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
  38. 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  39. 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  40. 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) display

Answer key

  1. understand wrongly
  2. disrespect
  3. mis-
  4. dis-
  5. not clear
  6. re-
  7. un-
  8. fill again
  9. rebuild
  10. hear wrongly
  11. tell again
  12. pre-
  13. disallow
  14. spell wrongly
  15. unkind
  16. unusual
  17. not kind
  18. cook before
  19. use again
  20. unlucky
  21. reopen
  22. not usual
  23. unhappy
  24. not allow
  25. play again
  26. prepay
  27. misplace
  28. refill
  29. not continue
  30. revisit
  31. not fair
  32. not tidy
  33. pay before
  34. misbehave
  35. not common
  36. misspell
  37. preview
  38. judge wrongly
  39. lead wrongly
  40. replay

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