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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 512 · 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 “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  4. 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
  5. 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
  10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
  11. 11.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  13. 13.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) ununderstand
  14. 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  15. 15.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
  16. 16.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  17. 17.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  18. 18.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
  19. 19.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
  20. 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
  22. 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  23. 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  24. 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
  25. 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  27. 27.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
  28. 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
  29. 29.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
  30. 30.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  31. 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) unagree
  32. 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
  33. 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
  34. 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
  35. 35.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
  38. 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  39. 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) misfill
  40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. pre-
  3. rebuild
  4. discontinue
  5. retell
  6. mis-
  7. misbehave
  8. re-
  9. dishonest
  10. not allow
  11. spell wrongly
  12. not safe
  13. misunderstand
  14. not clear
  15. paint again
  16. heat again
  17. disrespect
  18. not continue
  19. prejudge
  20. unsafe
  21. not common
  22. use wrongly
  23. not agree
  24. untidy
  25. not tidy
  26. disobey
  27. visit again
  28. uncommon
  29. preheat
  30. not loyal
  31. disagree
  32. not well
  33. recheck
  34. unusual
  35. unequal
  36. open again
  37. unfair
  38. fill again
  39. refill
  40. not lucky

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