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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 59 · 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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) refair
  5. 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
  6. 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
  7. 7.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  8. 8.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
  9. 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  11. 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
  12. 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
  13. 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  14. 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  15. 15.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
  16. 16.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
  17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) prekind
  18. 18.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
  19. 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
  22. 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
  23. 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  24. 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  25. 25.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
  27. 27.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  28. 28.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  29. 29.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
  31. 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
  32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
  33. 33.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  34. 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
  35. 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) display
  36. 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
  37. 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
  38. 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
  39. 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview

Answer key

  1. pay before
  2. re-
  3. mis-
  4. unfair
  5. not continue
  6. not well
  7. not allow
  8. visit again
  9. spell wrongly
  10. un-
  11. disagree
  12. dishonest
  13. heat again
  14. cook before
  15. rejoin
  16. mishear
  17. unkind
  18. unlucky
  19. view before
  20. pre-
  21. not common
  22. hear wrongly
  23. not fair
  24. read wrongly
  25. write again
  26. not kind
  27. not lucky
  28. judge wrongly
  29. not tidy
  30. behave wrongly
  31. misunderstand
  32. dis-
  33. not equal
  34. not respect
  35. replay
  36. not usual
  37. play again
  38. reopen
  39. lead wrongly
  40. preview

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