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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 589 · 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 “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
  2. 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
  3. 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  5. 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
  7. 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
  10. 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  11. 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  14. 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  15. 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
  16. 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  17. 17.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) unview (d) review
  19. 19.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
  20. 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
  21. 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
  22. 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  25. 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  26. 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) miscook (d) precook
  27. 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  28. 28.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
  29. 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
  30. 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
  32. 32.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  33. 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
  34. 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
  35. 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  36. 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  37. 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
  38. 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) unlead
  39. 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
  40. 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue

Answer key

  1. disallow
  2. rewrite
  3. prejudge
  4. mis-
  5. not well
  6. misuse
  7. unhappy
  8. pre-
  9. disagree
  10. not tidy
  11. join again
  12. re-
  13. dis-
  14. not fair
  15. not agree
  16. check again
  17. not allow
  18. preview
  19. repaint
  20. read wrongly
  21. miscount
  22. write again
  23. misread
  24. un-
  25. rebuild
  26. precook
  27. behave wrongly
  28. tell again
  29. lead wrongly
  30. judge before
  31. open again
  32. judge wrongly
  33. unwell
  34. unlucky
  35. not respect
  36. not clear
  37. not usual
  38. mislead
  39. misbehave
  40. discontinue

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