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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 504 · 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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
  2. 2.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  3. 3.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  5. 5.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  8. 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  10. 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) place before (d) not place
  11. 11.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  12. 12.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
  13. 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  15. 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  16. 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
  17. 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  18. 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
  19. 19.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  21. 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
  22. 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  23. 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
  24. 24.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
  25. 25.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
  26. 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) misplay
  27. 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
  29. 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) prepay
  30. 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
  31. 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
  32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
  33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
  34. 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  35. 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  36. 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  37. 37.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
  38. 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  39. 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
  40. 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again

Answer key

  1. not agree
  2. count wrongly
  3. not usual
  4. un-
  5. check again
  6. mis-
  7. uncommon
  8. untidy
  9. re-
  10. place wrongly
  11. rebuild
  12. discontinue
  13. write again
  14. reheat
  15. pre-
  16. not fair
  17. fill again
  18. unusual
  19. judge wrongly
  20. dis-
  21. dishonest
  22. cook before
  23. not kind
  24. disallow
  25. behave wrongly
  26. replay
  27. pay before
  28. unfair
  29. prepay
  30. reopen
  31. not respect
  32. not obey
  33. not clear
  34. not lucky
  35. judge before
  36. reuse
  37. spell wrongly
  38. prejudge
  39. not well
  40. not equal

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