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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 487 · 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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
  4. 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
  5. 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) unfair
  6. 6.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
  7. 7.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  8. 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  9. 9.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) mishear
  10. 10.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  13. 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  16. 16.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  17. 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) reunderstand
  19. 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  21. 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
  24. 24.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  25. 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  26. 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  27. 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  28. 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  29. 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  30. 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  32. 32.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
  33. 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
  34. 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  35. 35.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
  36. 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  37. 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  38. 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  39. 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  40. 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. re-
  3. rebuild
  4. not kind
  5. unfair
  6. behave wrongly
  7. rejoin
  8. spell wrongly
  9. mishear
  10. understand wrongly
  11. mis-
  12. write again
  13. not lucky
  14. not usual
  15. prejudge
  16. disloyal
  17. hear wrongly
  18. misunderstand
  19. not happy
  20. un-
  21. count wrongly
  22. unclear
  23. not respect
  24. judge before
  25. not clear
  26. not obey
  27. not loyal
  28. pre-
  29. not well
  30. build again
  31. unwell
  32. untidy
  33. disrespect
  34. use wrongly
  35. disallow
  36. heat before
  37. not tidy
  38. paint again
  39. view before
  40. uncommon

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