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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 542 · 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 “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  2. 2.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  4. 4.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  5. 5.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
  6. 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
  7. 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
  8. 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) unlead
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) prewell
  12. 12.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
  13. 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
  14. 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
  15. 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  16. 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
  17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
  19. 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
  20. 20.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  22. 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  23. 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  24. 24.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
  25. 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
  26. 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  27. 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
  28. 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  29. 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  30. 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  31. 31.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  32. 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
  33. 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
  34. 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
  35. 35.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) pretidy
  36. 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
  37. 37.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  38. 38.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  39. 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
  40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-

Answer key

  1. uncommon
  2. use again
  3. pre-
  4. judge wrongly
  5. not fair
  6. misplace
  7. not safe
  8. mislead
  9. re-
  10. count wrongly
  11. unwell
  12. open again
  13. not usual
  14. fill again
  15. not equal
  16. paint again
  17. mis-
  18. build again
  19. not honest
  20. disagree
  21. dis-
  22. judge before
  23. not loyal
  24. not lucky
  25. misunderstand
  26. not obey
  27. lead wrongly
  28. misjudge
  29. tell again
  30. preheat
  31. understand wrongly
  32. reheat
  33. hear wrongly
  34. cook before
  35. untidy
  36. not clear
  37. heat before
  38. read wrongly
  39. view before
  40. un-

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