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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 575 · 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 “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
  2. 2.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) diskind
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
  7. 7.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  9. 9.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) distell
  10. 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  13. 13.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
  14. 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  15. 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
  16. 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  18. 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  19. 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
  20. 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
  21. 21.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
  23. 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
  24. 24.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
  25. 25.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
  27. 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  28. 28.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
  29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  30. 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
  31. 31.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  32. 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) unspell
  33. 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
  34. 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill
  35. 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  36. 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  37. 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
  38. 38.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
  39. 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
  40. 40.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild

Answer key

  1. misread
  2. not tidy
  3. mis-
  4. unkind
  5. pre-
  6. not kind
  7. judge wrongly
  8. re-
  9. retell
  10. heat again
  11. not equal
  12. dis-
  13. uncommon
  14. reheat
  15. build again
  16. not clear
  17. un-
  18. not well
  19. unfair
  20. paint again
  21. discontinue
  22. unsafe
  23. hear wrongly
  24. not common
  25. not respect
  26. visit again
  27. unclear
  28. lead wrongly
  29. pay before
  30. unequal
  31. not lucky
  32. misspell
  33. not safe
  34. refill
  35. unhappy
  36. prejudge
  37. untidy
  38. unwell
  39. recheck
  40. rebuild

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