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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 54 · 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 prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
  3. 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
  4. 4.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
  5. 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  8. 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
  9. 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
  10. 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  11. 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  12. 12.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
  13. 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  14. 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  15. 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  17. 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
  18. 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  19. 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  20. 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
  21. 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
  23. 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  24. 24.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
  25. 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
  26. 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
  28. 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
  29. 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
  30. 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
  31. 31.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  32. 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  33. 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  34. 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  35. 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
  36. 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
  37. 37.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
  38. 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
  39. 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  40. 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. judge wrongly
  3. unkind
  4. miscount
  5. lead wrongly
  6. dis-
  7. use again
  8. not clear
  9. disallow
  10. mis-
  11. cook before
  12. disrespect
  13. not equal
  14. not happy
  15. judge before
  16. un-
  17. unusual
  18. not fair
  19. heat before
  20. not respect
  21. pre-
  22. unsafe
  23. view before
  24. not continue
  25. fill again
  26. place wrongly
  27. untidy
  28. build again
  29. rejoin
  30. mislead
  31. unequal
  32. use wrongly
  33. hear wrongly
  34. behave wrongly
  35. not agree
  36. pay before
  37. rebuild
  38. unfair
  39. reuse
  40. misplace

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