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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 566 · 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) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
  3. 3.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
  4. 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
  5. 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  6. 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  7. 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  9. 9.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  10. 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
  11. 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
  12. 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  13. 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
  14. 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  16. 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count before (d) count again
  17. 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) mispay
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  19. 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
  20. 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
  21. 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
  23. 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  24. 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
  25. 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  26. 26.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
  27. 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  28. 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
  29. 29.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  30. 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
  31. 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
  32. 32.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
  33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
  35. 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
  36. 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  38. 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
  39. 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) discook
  40. 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. check again
  3. misunderstand
  4. misuse
  5. rewrite
  6. unequal
  7. not safe
  8. un-
  9. mishear
  10. discontinue
  11. not loyal
  12. play again
  13. understand wrongly
  14. not lucky
  15. mis-
  16. count wrongly
  17. prepay
  18. pre-
  19. pay before
  20. not fair
  21. reopen
  22. paint again
  23. lead wrongly
  24. unhappy
  25. not equal
  26. miscount
  27. unwell
  28. unkind
  29. judge wrongly
  30. disloyal
  31. dishonest
  32. misplace
  33. rebuild
  34. open again
  35. not allow
  36. recheck
  37. not agree
  38. disobey
  39. precook
  40. unlucky

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