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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 642 · 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 “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
  2. 2.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  5. 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) disread
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  7. 7.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
  8. 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
  9. 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
  10. 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
  11. 11.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
  12. 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
  13. 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
  15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
  16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  17. 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
  19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
  20. 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
  21. 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  22. 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook
  23. 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
  24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  25. 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
  27. 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
  28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  29. 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
  30. 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  31. 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  32. 32.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  33. 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
  34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  35. 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
  36. 36.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  37. 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) dishear
  38. 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
  39. 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  40. 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again

Answer key

  1. not allow
  2. fill again
  3. dis-
  4. pre-
  5. misread
  6. re-
  7. preview
  8. replay
  9. disallow
  10. not agree
  11. check again
  12. unkind
  13. spell wrongly
  14. unclear
  15. not happy
  16. mis-
  17. hear wrongly
  18. prepay
  19. not clear
  20. recheck
  21. behave wrongly
  22. cook before
  23. misspell
  24. not usual
  25. unsafe
  26. visit again
  27. not fair
  28. not common
  29. tell again
  30. paint again
  31. place wrongly
  32. not loyal
  33. discontinue
  34. un-
  35. reheat
  36. preheat
  37. mishear
  38. build again
  39. use again
  40. heat before

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