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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 645 · 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) mis- (d) dis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  4. 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
  5. 5.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  6. 6.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
  7. 7.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  8. 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  11. 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  13. 13.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
  14. 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) miskind
  15. 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  16. 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
  17. 17.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  20. 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
  21. 21.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) unallow
  23. 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  24. 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
  25. 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) precount (d) recount
  26. 26.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  27. 27.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  28. 28.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
  30. 30.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
  31. 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  32. 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
  33. 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) rerespect
  35. 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) unspell
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
  37. 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  38. 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
  39. 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  40. 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. un-
  3. use wrongly
  4. view before
  5. behave wrongly
  6. refill
  7. cook before
  8. not loyal
  9. pre-
  10. not usual
  11. lead wrongly
  12. not equal
  13. place wrongly
  14. unkind
  15. heat before
  16. not fair
  17. count wrongly
  18. reuse
  19. re-
  20. not well
  21. pay before
  22. disallow
  23. mis-
  24. dishonest
  25. miscount
  26. rebuild
  27. not lucky
  28. visit again
  29. reopen
  30. not safe
  31. paint again
  32. write again
  33. rewrite
  34. disrespect
  35. misspell
  36. open again
  37. disobey
  38. rejoin
  39. use again
  40. not allow

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