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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 515 · 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 before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
  5. 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) pretell
  6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  7. 7.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  8. 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
  10. 10.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
  11. 11.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
  12. 12.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  16. 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
  17. 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
  19. 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  20. 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
  21. 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
  22. 22.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
  23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
  25. 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
  26. 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  27. 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) not tell
  28. 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  29. 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) replace
  30. 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  31. 31.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
  35. 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
  36. 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) disfill
  37. 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
  38. 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  39. 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  40. 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before

Answer key

  1. not agree
  2. re-
  3. pre-
  4. misread
  5. retell
  6. not tidy
  7. unkind
  8. preheat
  9. rebuild
  10. not continue
  11. disloyal
  12. prejudge
  13. mis-
  14. un-
  15. dis-
  16. unclear
  17. write again
  18. mislead
  19. rewrite
  20. not lucky
  21. unfair
  22. rejoin
  23. not honest
  24. revisit
  25. not safe
  26. read wrongly
  27. tell again
  28. paint again
  29. misplace
  30. not usual
  31. understand wrongly
  32. unwell
  33. not well
  34. unsafe
  35. unhappy
  36. refill
  37. mishear
  38. lead wrongly
  39. reuse
  40. place wrongly

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