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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 650 · 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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  4. 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
  5. 5.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
  6. 6.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
  9. 9.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  11. 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) place before (d) not place
  12. 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  13. 13.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  15. 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
  16. 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
  17. 17.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  19. 19.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  21. 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
  22. 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
  23. 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  24. 24.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) rerespect (d) prerespect
  25. 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
  28. 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  29. 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
  31. 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  32. 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  33. 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  34. 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
  35. 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
  36. 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
  37. 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
  38. 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  39. 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  40. 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check

Answer key

  1. not safe
  2. un-
  3. dis-
  4. dishonest
  5. not equal
  6. hear wrongly
  7. pre-
  8. revisit
  9. rewrite
  10. re-
  11. place wrongly
  12. not lucky
  13. not respect
  14. not usual
  15. visit again
  16. misjudge
  17. misread
  18. not loyal
  19. tell again
  20. mis-
  21. disagree
  22. judge before
  23. not well
  24. disrespect
  25. join again
  26. unfair
  27. preheat
  28. uncommon
  29. not clear
  30. not kind
  31. use wrongly
  32. use again
  33. not obey
  34. heat before
  35. pay before
  36. mishear
  37. read wrongly
  38. not allow
  39. not tidy
  40. check again

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