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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 545 · 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 “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
  2. 2.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
  5. 5.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) diswell
  6. 6.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
  11. 11.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) preread (d) reread
  12. 12.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  13. 13.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
  14. 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
  15. 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
  16. 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  17. 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) preplace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  19. 19.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
  20. 20.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
  21. 21.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
  23. 23.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) precount
  24. 24.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
  25. 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
  27. 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) distell
  29. 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  30. 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  31. 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
  32. 32.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) prebuild
  33. 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  36. 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
  37. 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
  38. 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check before (d) check wrongly
  39. 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  40. 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear before

Answer key

  1. spell wrongly
  2. disobey
  3. re-
  4. not allow
  5. unwell
  6. mishear
  7. un-
  8. uncommon
  9. mis-
  10. not obey
  11. misread
  12. understand wrongly
  13. misunderstand
  14. not kind
  15. visit again
  16. use again
  17. misplace
  18. dis-
  19. disrespect
  20. not equal
  21. judge wrongly
  22. unsafe
  23. miscount
  24. not common
  25. reheat
  26. not continue
  27. pre-
  28. retell
  29. not happy
  30. pay before
  31. build again
  32. rebuild
  33. not usual
  34. open again
  35. prejudge
  36. unkind
  37. discontinue
  38. check again
  39. not well
  40. not clear

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