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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 499 · 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 “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
  2. 2.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
  3. 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  4. 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
  8. 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
  9. 9.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  11. 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
  12. 12.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave before
  13. 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  14. 14.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) mishear
  15. 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
  16. 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
  17. 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
  18. 18.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
  19. 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  20. 20.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
  21. 21.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) respell
  22. 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  23. 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  24. 24.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
  25. 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
  27. 27.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
  28. 28.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
  29. 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
  30. 30.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
  31. 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  32. 32.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  33. 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  34. 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  35. 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
  36. 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) discheck
  38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  39. 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay

Answer key

  1. not loyal
  2. misbehave
  3. not lucky
  4. spell wrongly
  5. dis-
  6. re-
  7. fill again
  8. open again
  9. not kind
  10. pre-
  11. cook before
  12. behave wrongly
  13. heat again
  14. mishear
  15. not equal
  16. not clear
  17. disloyal
  18. build again
  19. not happy
  20. count wrongly
  21. misspell
  22. use again
  23. not well
  24. preheat
  25. not safe
  26. disobey
  27. disagree
  28. rebuild
  29. not common
  30. discontinue
  31. not tidy
  32. mis-
  33. tell again
  34. judge before
  35. unclear
  36. write again
  37. recheck
  38. un-
  39. read wrongly
  40. replay

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