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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 652 · 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) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
  3. 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  6. 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
  7. 7.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
  8. 8.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
  9. 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  10. 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
  11. 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  14. 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
  15. 15.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  16. 16.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) unspell
  17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  19. 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
  20. 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  21. 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
  22. 22.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
  23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
  24. 24.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  25. 25.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) unread (d) disread
  26. 26.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
  27. 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
  28. 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
  29. 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
  30. 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
  31. 31.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  32. 32.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
  33. 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
  34. 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
  35. 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  36. 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
  37. 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  39. 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
  40. 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. unclear
  3. revisit
  4. un-
  5. tell again
  6. unequal
  7. unusual
  8. dishonest
  9. not allow
  10. unhappy
  11. not tidy
  12. mis-
  13. re-
  14. untidy
  15. use wrongly
  16. misspell
  17. pre-
  18. not safe
  19. not equal
  20. not respect
  21. reuse
  22. misbehave
  23. not honest
  24. not loyal
  25. misread
  26. not fair
  27. check again
  28. not happy
  29. paint again
  30. reopen
  31. not well
  32. not common
  33. build again
  34. place wrongly
  35. reheat
  36. pay before
  37. play again
  38. disloyal
  39. discontinue
  40. misplace

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