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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 521 · 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 “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
  2. 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  3. 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
  4. 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
  5. 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  7. 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  8. 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) miscount
  9. 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  10. 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  12. 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
  13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  14. 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  15. 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
  16. 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  17. 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
  18. 18.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  19. 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
  20. 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  22. 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
  23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  24. 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) unfill (d) prefill
  25. 25.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
  26. 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  28. 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
  29. 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  30. 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  31. 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  32. 32.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  33. 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
  34. 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
  35. 35.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  36. 36.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
  37. 37.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
  38. 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) dishear
  39. 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
  40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky

Answer key

  1. not obey
  2. play again
  3. lead wrongly
  4. view before
  5. place wrongly
  6. dis-
  7. paint again
  8. miscount
  9. use again
  10. unwell
  11. un-
  12. unusual
  13. pre-
  14. heat again
  15. write again
  16. check again
  17. disloyal
  18. not allow
  19. discontinue
  20. not safe
  21. reopen
  22. not happy
  23. re-
  24. refill
  25. rejoin
  26. not equal
  27. not well
  28. unlucky
  29. prepay
  30. open again
  31. rewrite
  32. preheat
  33. disrespect
  34. not clear
  35. mis-
  36. misbehave
  37. unequal
  38. mishear
  39. not loyal
  40. not lucky

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