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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 567 · 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 “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  6. 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  8. 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  9. 9.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
  10. 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) dishear
  11. 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  12. 12.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) displace
  13. 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
  14. 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  15. 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
  16. 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
  17. 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
  18. 18.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  19. 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
  20. 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
  21. 21.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
  23. 23.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
  24. 24.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  25. 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  28. 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) preallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
  29. 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) dislead
  30. 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
  31. 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) misplay
  32. 32.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  33. 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
  34. 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
  35. 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  36. 36.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
  37. 37.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
  38. 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
  39. 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
  40. 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. not continue
  3. re-
  4. un-
  5. not agree
  6. not allow
  7. mis-
  8. behave wrongly
  9. unsafe
  10. mishear
  11. revisit
  12. misplace
  13. dishonest
  14. judge wrongly
  15. build again
  16. not equal
  17. not respect
  18. not common
  19. not loyal
  20. spell wrongly
  21. reheat
  22. paint again
  23. unkind
  24. not fair
  25. open again
  26. dis-
  27. preheat
  28. disallow
  29. mislead
  30. rejoin
  31. replay
  32. rebuild
  33. hear wrongly
  34. cook before
  35. judge before
  36. lead wrongly
  37. unhappy
  38. not usual
  39. disloyal
  40. read wrongly

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