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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 596 · 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 happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
  2. 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
  7. 7.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
  8. 8.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
  9. 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  12. 12.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  14. 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
  15. 15.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
  16. 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
  17. 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  18. 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
  19. 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  20. 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  21. 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  23. 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  24. 24.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
  25. 25.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
  26. 26.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
  27. 27.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  28. 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  29. 29.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
  30. 30.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) misplace
  31. 31.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
  32. 32.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  33. 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  34. 34.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  35. 35.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
  37. 37.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  38. 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
  39. 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
  40. 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before

Answer key

  1. unhappy
  2. not honest
  3. mis-
  4. un-
  5. build again
  6. unsafe
  7. lead wrongly
  8. unequal
  9. replay
  10. dis-
  11. pre-
  12. misread
  13. re-
  14. unwell
  15. not continue
  16. mislead
  17. not usual
  18. recheck
  19. join again
  20. paint again
  21. not safe
  22. not tidy
  23. not happy
  24. play again
  25. cook before
  26. disallow
  27. not obey
  28. understand wrongly
  29. precook
  30. misplace
  31. discontinue
  32. view before
  33. unusual
  34. rebuild
  35. count wrongly
  36. rewrite
  37. place wrongly
  38. behave wrongly
  39. not fair
  40. not clear

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