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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 620 · 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) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  3. 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  4. 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
  5. 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
  6. 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
  7. 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  8. 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
  11. 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  12. 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  14. 14.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
  15. 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  16. 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  18. 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  19. 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
  20. 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  22. 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  23. 23.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  24. 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
  25. 25.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
  27. 27.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  28. 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
  29. 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
  30. 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
  31. 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  32. 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  33. 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  34. 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
  35. 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
  36. 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
  37. 37.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  38. 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
  39. 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
  40. 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. reopen
  3. unkind
  4. unwell
  5. not kind
  6. spell wrongly
  7. not agree
  8. not clear
  9. mis-
  10. not safe
  11. not common
  12. not loyal
  13. dis-
  14. reuse
  15. not equal
  16. read wrongly
  17. dishonest
  18. not well
  19. misuse
  20. recheck
  21. re-
  22. pre-
  23. paint again
  24. unusual
  25. tell again
  26. not continue
  27. unsafe
  28. prejudge
  29. visit again
  30. revisit
  31. rebuild
  32. write again
  33. understand wrongly
  34. not happy
  35. play again
  36. repaint
  37. not lucky
  38. behave wrongly
  39. open again
  40. rewrite

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