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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 630 · 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) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  6. 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  9. 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  11. 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
  12. 12.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
  13. 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  15. 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  18. 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  19. 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  20. 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  21. 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
  23. 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  24. 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
  25. 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  26. 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  27. 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
  28. 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
  29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  30. 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
  31. 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
  32. 32.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
  33. 33.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  34. 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
  35. 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  36. 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
  37. 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) disview (d) preview
  38. 38.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  40. 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. re-
  3. heat again
  4. pre-
  5. check again
  6. unwell
  7. mis-
  8. not loyal
  9. write again
  10. rebuild
  11. disagree
  12. join again
  13. rewrite
  14. not usual
  15. retell
  16. un-
  17. not well
  18. read wrongly
  19. judge before
  20. recheck
  21. not kind
  22. unsafe
  23. place wrongly
  24. pay before
  25. not fair
  26. judge wrongly
  27. refill
  28. understand wrongly
  29. not safe
  30. open again
  31. unfair
  32. hear wrongly
  33. reheat
  34. not obey
  35. not tidy
  36. miscount
  37. preview
  38. tell again
  39. preheat
  40. unlucky

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