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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 612 · 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 prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  3. 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
  4. 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  10. 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
  12. 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  13. 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  15. 15.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  16. 16.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
  17. 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  18. 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
  19. 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
  20. 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  21. 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  22. 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
  23. 23.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
  24. 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  25. 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
  26. 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  27. 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
  29. 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
  30. 30.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  31. 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
  32. 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
  33. 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  34. 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  35. 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
  36. 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview
  37. 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
  38. 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
  39. 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  40. 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. open again
  3. uncommon
  4. disobey
  5. un-
  6. unequal
  7. dis-
  8. disagree
  9. pre-
  10. spell wrongly
  11. miscount
  12. use wrongly
  13. behave wrongly
  14. mis-
  15. not common
  16. recheck
  17. heat before
  18. rewrite
  19. not well
  20. view before
  21. not allow
  22. unusual
  23. revisit
  24. mishear
  25. misplace
  26. cook before
  27. check again
  28. retell
  29. disallow
  30. reheat
  31. misuse
  32. read wrongly
  33. understand wrongly
  34. heat again
  35. not kind
  36. preview
  37. join again
  38. not safe
  39. not tidy
  40. untidy

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