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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 57 · 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 “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  2. 2.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  3. 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  5. 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
  6. 6.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  7. 7.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  8. 8.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  9. 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
  10. 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  11. 11.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) mislead
  12. 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  13. 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  14. 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  17. 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  19. 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
  20. 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  22. 22.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
  23. 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
  24. 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  25. 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
  26. 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
  28. 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  29. 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  30. 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
  31. 31.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
  32. 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
  33. 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  35. 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
  36. 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
  37. 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
  39. 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
  40. 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before

Answer key

  1. not common
  2. check again
  3. write again
  4. re-
  5. visit again
  6. not loyal
  7. not happy
  8. not equal
  9. unusual
  10. unhappy
  11. mislead
  12. play again
  13. not safe
  14. not honest
  15. misread
  16. un-
  17. disobey
  18. pre-
  19. not continue
  20. open again
  21. dis-
  22. rebuild
  23. misspell
  24. not obey
  25. not fair
  26. unsafe
  27. not usual
  28. disloyal
  29. unclear
  30. hear wrongly
  31. untidy
  32. not kind
  33. mis-
  34. not tidy
  35. misunderstand
  36. reheat
  37. lead wrongly
  38. discontinue
  39. count wrongly
  40. fill again

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