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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 498 · 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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  3. 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
  6. 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  9. 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
  10. 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  12. 12.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  13. 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) prelucky
  14. 14.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
  15. 15.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
  16. 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  17. 17.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
  18. 18.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
  19. 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  20. 20.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  21. 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  22. 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
  23. 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
  24. 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  25. 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  26. 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
  28. 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  29. 29.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
  30. 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  31. 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  32. 32.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
  33. 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) display (d) unplay
  34. 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  35. 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
  36. 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  38. 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
  39. 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
  40. 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly

Answer key

  1. not safe
  2. dis-
  3. lead wrongly
  4. pre-
  5. not clear
  6. not equal
  7. mis-
  8. re-
  9. not continue
  10. heat again
  11. not fair
  12. reuse
  13. unlucky
  14. misbehave
  15. understand wrongly
  16. heat before
  17. not kind
  18. preview
  19. not honest
  20. not loyal
  21. count wrongly
  22. place wrongly
  23. disallow
  24. pay before
  25. use wrongly
  26. paint again
  27. unclear
  28. cook before
  29. not allow
  30. play again
  31. visit again
  32. miscount
  33. replay
  34. build again
  35. reopen
  36. use again
  37. un-
  38. recheck
  39. refill
  40. behave wrongly

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