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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 532 · 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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
  2. 2.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
  5. 5.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  6. 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) preplace
  7. 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  10. 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
  11. 11.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
  12. 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  13. 13.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  15. 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
  16. 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
  17. 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
  18. 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  19. 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  20. 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
  21. 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill before
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
  23. 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  24. 24.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  25. 25.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
  26. 26.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  27. 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
  28. 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  29. 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
  30. 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
  31. 31.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
  32. 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
  33. 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
  34. 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
  35. 35.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
  36. 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
  37. 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
  38. 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
  39. 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
  40. 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint

Answer key

  1. not happy
  2. mishear
  3. un-
  4. refill
  5. reuse
  6. misplace
  7. hear wrongly
  8. re-
  9. pre-
  10. discontinue
  11. unlucky
  12. not allow
  13. mislead
  14. dis-
  15. not obey
  16. unwell
  17. misjudge
  18. understand wrongly
  19. paint again
  20. preview
  21. fill again
  22. unsafe
  23. mis-
  24. unequal
  25. not continue
  26. misuse
  27. unclear
  28. write again
  29. disobey
  30. pay before
  31. not usual
  32. not honest
  33. spell wrongly
  34. heat again
  35. visit again
  36. judge wrongly
  37. not well
  38. judge before
  39. unhappy
  40. repaint

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