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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 593 · 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 “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
  4. 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  6. 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  13. 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  15. 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  16. 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
  17. 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
  18. 18.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  19. 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  21. 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  22. 22.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  23. 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  24. 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
  25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  27. 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
  28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) untell
  29. 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  30. 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
  31. 31.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
  32. 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
  33. 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) unfair
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  35. 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
  36. 36.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
  37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
  38. 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  39. 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  40. 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) relead

Answer key

  1. revisit
  2. re-
  3. not lucky
  4. not honest
  5. unhappy
  6. spell wrongly
  7. mis-
  8. pre-
  9. unlucky
  10. un-
  11. dis-
  12. not safe
  13. unwell
  14. not usual
  15. misjudge
  16. not fair
  17. misplace
  18. hear wrongly
  19. read wrongly
  20. misuse
  21. not allow
  22. understand wrongly
  23. not obey
  24. pay before
  25. check again
  26. not continue
  27. disobey
  28. retell
  29. use again
  30. not clear
  31. misspell
  32. not kind
  33. unfair
  34. open again
  35. miscount
  36. rebuild
  37. not agree
  38. not common
  39. preheat
  40. mislead

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