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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 505 · 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 “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
  2. 2.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
  3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  5. 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) uncontinue
  6. 6.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
  7. 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) miscount
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  9. 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
  10. 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
  11. 11.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
  12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
  13. 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  14. 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  15. 15.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  16. 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
  17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  18. 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
  19. 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
  20. 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) unspell
  21. 21.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  23. 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  24. 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
  25. 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  26. 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  27. 27.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  28. 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) mislucky
  29. 29.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
  30. 30.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
  31. 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) mishonest
  32. 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) disread (d) misread
  33. 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
  34. 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  35. 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
  36. 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
  37. 37.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
  38. 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
  39. 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
  40. 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly

Answer key

  1. tell again
  2. hear wrongly
  3. not well
  4. re-
  5. discontinue
  6. view before
  7. miscount
  8. mis-
  9. reopen
  10. open again
  11. not clear
  12. not continue
  13. read wrongly
  14. use again
  15. judge wrongly
  16. not agree
  17. pre-
  18. rejoin
  19. not common
  20. misspell
  21. pay before
  22. dis-
  23. lead wrongly
  24. check again
  25. heat again
  26. not happy
  27. judge before
  28. unlucky
  29. use wrongly
  30. recheck
  31. dishonest
  32. misread
  33. join again
  34. not usual
  35. behave wrongly
  36. visit again
  37. cook before
  38. unfair
  39. prejudge
  40. not respect

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