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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 571 · 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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  3. 3.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) dislead
  4. 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) disfill
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  6. 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  8. 8.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
  9. 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
  10. 10.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  11. 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
  12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  15. 15.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
  16. 16.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  17. 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  18. 18.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear before
  20. 20.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
  21. 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill before
  22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
  23. 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) misfair
  24. 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
  25. 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  26. 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
  27. 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  29. 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) rehear
  30. 30.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) miswell
  31. 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
  32. 32.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
  34. 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  35. 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  36. 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  37. 37.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  38. 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  39. 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  40. 40.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view again

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. use wrongly
  3. mislead
  4. refill
  5. un-
  6. lead wrongly
  7. dis-
  8. reuse
  9. unhappy
  10. understand wrongly
  11. not kind
  12. not obey
  13. mis-
  14. pre-
  15. disobey
  16. misuse
  17. hear wrongly
  18. not continue
  19. not clear
  20. repaint
  21. fill again
  22. unclear
  23. unfair
  24. not allow
  25. not happy
  26. disagree
  27. not fair
  28. not common
  29. mishear
  30. unwell
  31. not agree
  32. tell again
  33. not well
  34. not usual
  35. build again
  36. heat before
  37. unequal
  38. recheck
  39. write again
  40. view before

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