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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 586 · 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 “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
  2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
  3. 3.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
  4. 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  9. 9.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
  10. 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  13. 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  14. 14.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
  15. 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) prefill
  16. 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
  17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  20. 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  21. 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
  22. 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
  23. 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  24. 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
  25. 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
  27. 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
  28. 28.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  29. 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) unview
  30. 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
  32. 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
  33. 33.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  35. 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
  36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  37. 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  38. 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  39. 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again

Answer key

  1. misunderstand
  2. not safe
  3. join again
  4. visit again
  5. re-
  6. check again
  7. dishonest
  8. un-
  9. rejoin
  10. not equal
  11. disobey
  12. mis-
  13. rebuild
  14. read wrongly
  15. refill
  16. unusual
  17. unkind
  18. pre-
  19. dis-
  20. prejudge
  21. behave wrongly
  22. play again
  23. use wrongly
  24. not kind
  25. unwell
  26. not continue
  27. not clear
  28. recheck
  29. preview
  30. spell wrongly
  31. misplace
  32. paint again
  33. not honest
  34. unclear
  35. misuse
  36. not common
  37. count wrongly
  38. hear wrongly
  39. cook before
  40. not obey

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