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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 55 · 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) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  6. 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
  8. 8.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
  9. 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) misfill
  10. 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  11. 11.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) rehear
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  15. 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
  16. 16.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
  17. 17.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
  18. 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
  20. 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
  21. 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again
  22. 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) miswell
  23. 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
  24. 24.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  25. 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  26. 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  27. 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  28. 28.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
  30. 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view again
  31. 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  32. 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  33. 33.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  34. 34.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
  35. 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
  36. 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
  37. 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  38. 38.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  39. 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before

Answer key

  1. spell wrongly
  2. dis-
  3. not well
  4. pre-
  5. mis-
  6. judge before
  7. misjudge
  8. join again
  9. refill
  10. heat before
  11. mishear
  12. un-
  13. not tidy
  14. not usual
  15. untidy
  16. not safe
  17. read wrongly
  18. cook before
  19. discontinue
  20. unkind
  21. not obey
  22. unwell
  23. not equal
  24. not fair
  25. not lucky
  26. build again
  27. lead wrongly
  28. play again
  29. rejoin
  30. view before
  31. use again
  32. fill again
  33. not happy
  34. check again
  35. not agree
  36. visit again
  37. count wrongly
  38. re-
  39. not clear
  40. not honest

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