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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 543 · 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 “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
  3. 3.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
  4. 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
  5. 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  10. 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
  12. 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  14. 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) recook
  15. 15.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  17. 17.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) dishear
  18. 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) review (d) misview
  20. 20.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  21. 21.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  22. 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
  23. 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
  24. 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  25. 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
  26. 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
  27. 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  28. 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
  29. 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  30. 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  31. 31.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) unjoin
  33. 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
  34. 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  35. 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
  36. 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
  37. 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  38. 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  39. 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
  40. 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) repay

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. untidy
  3. misunderstand
  4. rewrite
  5. not usual
  6. reopen
  7. mis-
  8. dis-
  9. un-
  10. not tidy
  11. not fair
  12. lead wrongly
  13. reuse
  14. precook
  15. not honest
  16. re-
  17. mishear
  18. visit again
  19. preview
  20. reheat
  21. build again
  22. misspell
  23. check again
  24. revisit
  25. uncommon
  26. disagree
  27. heat again
  28. understand wrongly
  29. behave wrongly
  30. disobey
  31. write again
  32. rejoin
  33. unwell
  34. hear wrongly
  35. not common
  36. recheck
  37. disloyal
  38. preheat
  39. fill again
  40. prepay

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