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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 598 · 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 kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) diskind
  2. 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
  3. 3.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  5. 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  6. 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
  10. 10.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
  11. 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
  12. 12.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) uncount
  13. 13.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  14. 14.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
  15. 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
  17. 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
  19. 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  20. 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  22. 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  23. 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
  24. 24.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  25. 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  26. 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  27. 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  28. 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  29. 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  30. 30.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
  31. 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
  32. 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  33. 33.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
  34. 34.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
  35. 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
  36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  37. 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
  38. 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
  39. 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
  40. 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen

Answer key

  1. unkind
  2. not allow
  3. count wrongly
  4. un-
  5. not usual
  6. not fair
  7. not equal
  8. re-
  9. disagree
  10. misuse
  11. preheat
  12. miscount
  13. open again
  14. not respect
  15. view before
  16. uncommon
  17. lead wrongly
  18. not loyal
  19. pre-
  20. disrespect
  21. dis-
  22. use wrongly
  23. misjudge
  24. not agree
  25. not obey
  26. reuse
  27. check again
  28. mis-
  29. use again
  30. discontinue
  31. unusual
  32. play again
  33. heat again
  34. not honest
  35. behave wrongly
  36. unsafe
  37. repaint
  38. not kind
  39. untidy
  40. reopen

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