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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 578 · 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 “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
  2. 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
  5. 5.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
  10. 10.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  11. 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
  12. 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
  13. 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  14. 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  16. 16.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
  17. 17.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  19. 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
  20. 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  21. 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  22. 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
  23. 23.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  25. 25.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
  26. 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
  27. 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  28. 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
  29. 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  30. 30.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
  31. 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
  32. 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  33. 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
  34. 34.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
  35. 35.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
  37. 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
  38. 38.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
  39. 39.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
  40. 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before

Answer key

  1. check again
  2. play again
  3. pre-
  4. heat before
  5. revisit
  6. un-
  7. not safe
  8. re-
  9. not agree
  10. not kind
  11. not fair
  12. view before
  13. not equal
  14. not loyal
  15. uncommon
  16. place wrongly
  17. disrespect
  18. mis-
  19. unhappy
  20. not usual
  21. not happy
  22. pay before
  23. rewrite
  24. dis-
  25. repaint
  26. unfair
  27. misplace
  28. reheat
  29. recheck
  30. misbehave
  31. unsafe
  32. understand wrongly
  33. reuse
  34. read wrongly
  35. misjudge
  36. open again
  37. lead wrongly
  38. refill
  39. hear wrongly
  40. paint again

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