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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 639 · 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.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
  2. 2.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  4. 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  9. 9.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  10. 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  11. 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  12. 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
  13. 13.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
  14. 14.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
  15. 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
  16. 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  17. 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
  18. 18.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
  20. 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
  21. 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
  22. 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  23. 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
  24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  25. 25.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  26. 26.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
  27. 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  28. 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  29. 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
  30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  31. 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
  33. 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
  35. 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
  37. 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
  38. 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
  39. 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
  40. 40.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair

Answer key

  1. spell wrongly
  2. unkind
  3. un-
  4. mishear
  5. mis-
  6. pre-
  7. re-
  8. dis-
  9. disloyal
  10. heat before
  11. not obey
  12. replay
  13. unhappy
  14. write again
  15. not loyal
  16. use again
  17. miscount
  18. join again
  19. not safe
  20. retell
  21. not equal
  22. build again
  23. not happy
  24. count wrongly
  25. behave wrongly
  26. mislead
  27. tell again
  28. heat again
  29. not common
  30. not tidy
  31. play again
  32. misread
  33. reuse
  34. recheck
  35. not honest
  36. unwell
  37. not usual
  38. hear wrongly
  39. unusual
  40. not fair

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