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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 590 · 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 “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
  4. 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) miswrite
  5. 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
  6. 6.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
  11. 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  12. 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  13. 13.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
  14. 14.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
  15. 15.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
  16. 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
  17. 17.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  18. 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
  19. 19.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  20. 20.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
  22. 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  23. 23.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
  25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  26. 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  27. 27.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
  28. 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  29. 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) unplace
  31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
  32. 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  33. 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
  34. 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
  35. 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
  36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  37. 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  38. 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  39. 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
  40. 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest

Answer key

  1. rebuild
  2. dis-
  3. rejoin
  4. rewrite
  5. misbehave
  6. cook before
  7. pre-
  8. un-
  9. re-
  10. fill again
  11. unequal
  12. not tidy
  13. misjudge
  14. open again
  15. unusual
  16. not kind
  17. not allow
  18. check again
  19. not usual
  20. not obey
  21. prejudge
  22. not loyal
  23. spell wrongly
  24. disagree
  25. mis-
  26. place wrongly
  27. visit again
  28. heat again
  29. join again
  30. misplace
  31. not common
  32. use wrongly
  33. understand wrongly
  34. unhappy
  35. lead wrongly
  36. unsafe
  37. not continue
  38. use again
  39. paint again
  40. dishonest

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