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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 531 · 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 before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  2. 2.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  3. 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  4. 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  5. 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
  6. 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  7. 7.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  10. 10.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) uncount (d) precount
  11. 11.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
  12. 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  13. 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) mishear
  14. 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  16. 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
  17. 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  19. 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
  20. 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
  21. 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
  22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  23. 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  25. 25.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) unspell (c) disspell (d) misspell
  26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
  27. 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
  28. 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
  29. 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear
  30. 30.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  31. 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
  32. 32.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
  33. 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  35. 35.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
  36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) diswell
  37. 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  38. 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
  39. 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
  40. 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint

Answer key

  1. not obey
  2. unclear
  3. not tidy
  4. paint again
  5. not respect
  6. use wrongly
  7. understand wrongly
  8. mis-
  9. heat before
  10. miscount
  11. dishonest
  12. disobey
  13. mishear
  14. misplace
  15. un-
  16. not usual
  17. not continue
  18. pre-
  19. view before
  20. hear wrongly
  21. play again
  22. re-
  23. fill again
  24. dis-
  25. misspell
  26. visit again
  27. not happy
  28. misjudge
  29. not clear
  30. heat again
  31. lead wrongly
  32. misuse
  33. discontinue
  34. open again
  35. disloyal
  36. unwell
  37. not honest
  38. judge before
  39. rewrite
  40. repaint

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