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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 636 · 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) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
  4. 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  5. 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
  6. 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
  7. 7.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  12. 12.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  13. 13.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
  14. 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
  15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
  16. 16.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  17. 17.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  19. 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) disvisit
  21. 21.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
  22. 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
  23. 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  24. 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay again
  25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
  26. 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
  27. 27.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
  29. 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
  30. 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) prehear
  31. 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  32. 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  33. 33.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
  34. 34.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
  35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  36. 36.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) distell (d) mistell
  37. 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) replace
  38. 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
  39. 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
  40. 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. dis-
  3. hear wrongly
  4. not fair
  5. not usual
  6. unequal
  7. use wrongly
  8. re-
  9. judge before
  10. discontinue
  11. pre-
  12. not respect
  13. not kind
  14. not honest
  15. uncommon
  16. cook before
  17. visit again
  18. not loyal
  19. not continue
  20. revisit
  21. tell again
  22. not common
  23. mis-
  24. pay before
  25. check again
  26. join again
  27. not safe
  28. unlucky
  29. misbehave
  30. mishear
  31. lead wrongly
  32. play again
  33. disagree
  34. rewrite
  35. not lucky
  36. retell
  37. misplace
  38. rejoin
  39. unsafe
  40. count wrongly

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