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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 56 · 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 “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  4. 4.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  5. 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
  6. 6.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  7. 7.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) disread (d) reread
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  10. 10.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
  11. 11.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
  12. 12.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
  13. 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
  14. 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
  15. 15.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) unspell (d) misspell
  16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  17. 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  20. 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  21. 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  22. 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  23. 23.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  24. 24.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  25. 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  26. 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
  28. 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
  29. 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
  30. 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
  31. 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
  32. 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  33. 33.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  34. 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
  35. 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
  36. 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  37. 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
  38. 38.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
  39. 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  40. 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. re-
  3. recheck
  4. not loyal
  5. understand wrongly
  6. not continue
  7. misread
  8. pre-
  9. heat again
  10. misunderstand
  11. misbehave
  12. open again
  13. spell wrongly
  14. not agree
  15. misspell
  16. not well
  17. lead wrongly
  18. mis-
  19. dis-
  20. join again
  21. use again
  22. not happy
  23. visit again
  24. reheat
  25. place wrongly
  26. build again
  27. not usual
  28. unwell
  29. mishear
  30. check again
  31. disallow
  32. not lucky
  33. repaint
  34. misuse
  35. replay
  36. not respect
  37. untidy
  38. retell
  39. paint again
  40. rewrite

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