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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 518 · 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 word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
  2. 2.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
  3. 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
  4. 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  5. 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
  6. 6.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
  7. 7.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  8. 8.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
  12. 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  13. 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
  14. 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
  15. 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
  16. 16.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  17. 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
  18. 18.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
  19. 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  21. 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  23. 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) unlead
  24. 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
  25. 25.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
  26. 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
  27. 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
  28. 28.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  29. 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  30. 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  31. 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
  32. 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  33. 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
  34. 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
  36. 36.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
  37. 37.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
  38. 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) reread (d) unread
  39. 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  40. 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again

Answer key

  1. refill
  2. untidy
  3. unkind
  4. behave wrongly
  5. prepay
  6. not safe
  7. not allow
  8. use wrongly
  9. rebuild
  10. re-
  11. not equal
  12. not common
  13. hear wrongly
  14. misspell
  15. spell wrongly
  16. open again
  17. misjudge
  18. dishonest
  19. join again
  20. un-
  21. mis-
  22. dis-
  23. mislead
  24. build again
  25. repaint
  26. play again
  27. cook before
  28. discontinue
  29. not usual
  30. pre-
  31. not happy
  32. use again
  33. rejoin
  34. not agree
  35. prejudge
  36. unlucky
  37. not respect
  38. misread
  39. not fair
  40. check again

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