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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 631 · 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 “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) reclear
  2. 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
  3. 3.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
  4. 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
  5. 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  7. 7.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  10. 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  11. 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  13. 13.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  15. 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
  16. 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
  17. 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
  18. 18.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
  19. 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  21. 21.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
  22. 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
  23. 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
  24. 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  26. 26.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
  27. 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
  28. 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
  29. 29.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  30. 30.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
  31. 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  32. 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
  33. 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  35. 35.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  36. 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  37. 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
  38. 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) preusual
  39. 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  40. 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) prehear

Answer key

  1. unclear
  2. not respect
  3. visit again
  4. not honest
  5. not safe
  6. re-
  7. not fair
  8. pre-
  9. reuse
  10. read wrongly
  11. understand wrongly
  12. mis-
  13. not agree
  14. un-
  15. check again
  16. not continue
  17. write again
  18. not clear
  19. dishonest
  20. dis-
  21. misbehave
  22. cook before
  23. not allow
  24. judge wrongly
  25. unhappy
  26. uncommon
  27. rebuild
  28. disloyal
  29. not tidy
  30. not lucky
  31. use wrongly
  32. disobey
  33. not usual
  34. open again
  35. use again
  36. reopen
  37. disagree
  38. unusual
  39. misunderstand
  40. mishear

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