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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 570 · 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 “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  4. 4.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) disfair (d) unfair
  5. 5.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) discount
  6. 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
  7. 7.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  8. 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
  9. 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  10. 10.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) uncook
  11. 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  13. 13.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  14. 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  15. 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  16. 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
  17. 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  19. 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  22. 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
  23. 23.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
  24. 24.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  26. 26.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) prewrite (d) miswrite
  27. 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) disspell
  28. 28.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
  29. 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  30. 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  32. 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
  33. 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) mispay
  35. 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  36. 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  37. 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) not tell
  38. 38.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
  39. 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
  40. 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge

Answer key

  1. not clear
  2. re-
  3. dis-
  4. unfair
  5. miscount
  6. misunderstand
  7. use wrongly
  8. open again
  9. not usual
  10. precook
  11. not kind
  12. pre-
  13. discontinue
  14. rebuild
  15. heat before
  16. not fair
  17. unhappy
  18. not loyal
  19. judge before
  20. uncommon
  21. cook before
  22. not equal
  23. revisit
  24. lead wrongly
  25. mis-
  26. rewrite
  27. misspell
  28. unsafe
  29. count wrongly
  30. not respect
  31. not common
  32. not safe
  33. use again
  34. prepay
  35. unwell
  36. not happy
  37. tell again
  38. unkind
  39. fill again
  40. misjudge

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