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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 618 · 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 “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
  2. 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  3. 3.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
  5. 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  8. 8.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
  9. 9.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
  10. 10.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
  11. 11.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  13. 13.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
  14. 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
  15. 15.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
  16. 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  17. 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  19. 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
  20. 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  21. 21.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) misfill
  22. 22.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
  23. 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
  24. 24.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) unallow
  25. 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  26. 26.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
  27. 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  28. 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  29. 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
  30. 30.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) unpay
  33. 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
  34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  36. 36.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
  38. 38.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
  39. 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
  40. 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again

Answer key

  1. reopen
  2. lead wrongly
  3. not clear
  4. untidy
  5. understand wrongly
  6. mis-
  7. reheat
  8. tell again
  9. revisit
  10. recheck
  11. spell wrongly
  12. not obey
  13. rejoin
  14. misplace
  15. not well
  16. write again
  17. dishonest
  18. dis-
  19. paint again
  20. not tidy
  21. refill
  22. repaint
  23. unclear
  24. disallow
  25. not safe
  26. unhappy
  27. pre-
  28. build again
  29. read wrongly
  30. re-
  31. not fair
  32. prepay
  33. join again
  34. un-
  35. not loyal
  36. hear wrongly
  37. mishear
  38. discontinue
  39. view before
  40. not honest

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