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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 493 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
  3. 3.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) reread (d) preread
  4. 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
  5. 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
  6. 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
  7. 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  8. 8.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  9. 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) unfill
  10. 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
  12. 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
  13. 13.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
  14. 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
  15. 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  16. 16.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  17. 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  18. 18.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) mispay (d) unpay
  19. 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  20. 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  21. 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) dislead
  22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  23. 23.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
  24. 24.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
  25. 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  26. 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
  28. 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
  29. 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  30. 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
  31. 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  32. 32.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
  33. 33.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
  34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
  35. 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  36. 36.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
  37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  38. 38.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
  39. 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
  40. 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. not common
  3. misread
  4. rewrite
  5. understand wrongly
  6. tell again
  7. disloyal
  8. reheat
  9. refill
  10. join again
  11. miscount
  12. count wrongly
  13. reopen
  14. view before
  15. re-
  16. lead wrongly
  17. judge wrongly
  18. prepay
  19. pre-
  20. not lucky
  21. mislead
  22. dis-
  23. unequal
  24. not loyal
  25. place wrongly
  26. not equal
  27. unfair
  28. prejudge
  29. use again
  30. paint again
  31. not clear
  32. misunderstand
  33. not continue
  34. rejoin
  35. heat again
  36. retell
  37. un-
  38. disrespect
  39. play again
  40. check again

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