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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 608 · 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 “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
  2. 2.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  3. 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
  7. 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
  10. 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  11. 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) miscommon
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  13. 13.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
  14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  15. 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
  16. 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
  17. 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  20. 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) not paint
  23. 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
  24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  25. 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  26. 26.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
  28. 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  30. 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) misagree
  31. 31.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
  32. 32.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  33. 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
  34. 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  36. 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
  37. 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  38. 38.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
  39. 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
  40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly

Answer key

  1. not fair
  2. heat before
  3. write again
  4. disallow
  5. un-
  6. untidy
  7. behave wrongly
  8. dis-
  9. replay
  10. cook before
  11. uncommon
  12. pre-
  13. not kind
  14. re-
  15. hear wrongly
  16. play again
  17. fill again
  18. mis-
  19. build again
  20. discontinue
  21. not common
  22. paint again
  23. unlucky
  24. not usual
  25. judge wrongly
  26. unclear
  27. preheat
  28. not equal
  29. reuse
  30. disagree
  31. read wrongly
  32. check again
  33. understand wrongly
  34. not clear
  35. dishonest
  36. rejoin
  37. join again
  38. tell again
  39. mishear
  40. not obey

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