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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 564 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
  4. 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  8. 8.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
  9. 9.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
  10. 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  12. 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
  13. 13.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
  14. 14.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  15. 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
  16. 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
  17. 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  18. 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
  19. 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
  20. 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
  21. 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
  22. 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
  23. 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  24. 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  25. 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  26. 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) preplay
  27. 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
  29. 29.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  30. 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
  31. 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  32. 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  33. 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  34. 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  35. 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
  36. 36.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  37. 37.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) distell
  38. 38.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
  39. 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
  40. 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. not safe
  3. not well
  4. mishear
  5. pre-
  6. build again
  7. dis-
  8. precook
  9. uncommon
  10. write again
  11. un-
  12. refill
  13. rejoin
  14. unfair
  15. tell again
  16. misbehave
  17. not obey
  18. rebuild
  19. not fair
  20. discontinue
  21. untidy
  22. visit again
  23. count wrongly
  24. use again
  25. disobey
  26. replay
  27. not happy
  28. not common
  29. misjudge
  30. not honest
  31. not tidy
  32. judge before
  33. not loyal
  34. misuse
  35. miscount
  36. join again
  37. retell
  38. spell wrongly
  39. dishonest
  40. misplace

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