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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 572 · 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 word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  2. 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  4. 4.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  7. 7.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  8. 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  10. 10.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
  11. 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
  12. 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
  13. 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  14. 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  15. 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  16. 16.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
  17. 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  18. 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  20. 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  22. 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  24. 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  25. 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  26. 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  28. 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
  29. 29.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
  30. 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  31. 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
  32. 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  33. 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
  35. 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
  36. 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) mislead
  37. 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) misplay
  38. 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  39. 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  40. 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell

Answer key

  1. repaint
  2. not common
  3. not well
  4. not equal
  5. re-
  6. un-
  7. not fair
  8. disagree
  9. mis-
  10. visit again
  11. not agree
  12. disobey
  13. disrespect
  14. reopen
  15. cook before
  16. misread
  17. judge wrongly
  18. use wrongly
  19. lead wrongly
  20. prejudge
  21. dis-
  22. heat before
  23. misunderstand
  24. pre-
  25. judge before
  26. not safe
  27. preheat
  28. hear wrongly
  29. not allow
  30. not usual
  31. disallow
  32. misjudge
  33. unusual
  34. recheck
  35. unkind
  36. mislead
  37. replay
  38. not tidy
  39. unhappy
  40. unwell

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