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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 64 · 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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  2. 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  3. 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  4. 4.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
  5. 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
  7. 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
  8. 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
  9. 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  10. 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  11. 11.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
  12. 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
  13. 13.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
  15. 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
  16. 16.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  18. 18.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
  20. 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  23. 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  25. 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  26. 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  27. 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  28. 28.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
  29. 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  31. 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
  32. 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
  33. 33.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  35. 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  36. 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  37. 37.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
  38. 38.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
  39. 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon

Answer key

  1. not agree
  2. not lucky
  3. unwell
  4. disallow
  5. not respect
  6. preheat
  7. replay
  8. lead wrongly
  9. unhappy
  10. not clear
  11. open again
  12. disobey
  13. not continue
  14. disloyal
  15. not safe
  16. reuse
  17. un-
  18. revisit
  19. unequal
  20. use wrongly
  21. dis-
  22. paint again
  23. judge before
  24. re-
  25. not happy
  26. pre-
  27. not loyal
  28. play again
  29. not honest
  30. misuse
  31. unfair
  32. not well
  33. not equal
  34. not tidy
  35. place wrongly
  36. not usual
  37. unusual
  38. pay before
  39. heat again
  40. uncommon

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