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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 613 · 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 “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  3. 3.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  5. 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) distell
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  7. 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  8. 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
  9. 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
  10. 10.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
  11. 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
  14. 14.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
  15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  16. 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
  17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
  18. 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
  19. 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  21. 21.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) dispaint
  22. 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  23. 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
  24. 24.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
  25. 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  26. 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  28. 28.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
  29. 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
  30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
  32. 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
  33. 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
  34. 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
  36. 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  37. 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
  38. 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
  39. 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
  40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. not equal
  3. spell wrongly
  4. discontinue
  5. retell
  6. re-
  7. not common
  8. untidy
  9. judge wrongly
  10. reheat
  11. preheat
  12. pre-
  13. cook before
  14. rejoin
  15. mis-
  16. rebuild
  17. not well
  18. read wrongly
  19. unhappy
  20. un-
  21. repaint
  22. use wrongly
  23. use again
  24. write again
  25. not usual
  26. preview
  27. paint again
  28. mishear
  29. not continue
  30. not tidy
  31. rewrite
  32. join again
  33. misbehave
  34. misplace
  35. prejudge
  36. reopen
  37. not loyal
  38. reuse
  39. disobey
  40. not obey

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