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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 662 · 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) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  3. 3.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) disread (d) unread
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  5. 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  9. 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
  10. 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
  11. 11.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) prekind
  12. 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) replay
  13. 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
  14. 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
  16. 16.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  17. 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
  20. 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  21. 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  22. 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  23. 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
  24. 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
  25. 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  26. 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  27. 27.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  28. 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) prepay
  29. 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  30. 30.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) unallow
  31. 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) discook (d) uncook
  33. 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
  34. 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  35. 35.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
  36. 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
  37. 37.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
  38. 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
  40. 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. open again
  3. misread
  4. mis-
  5. not usual
  6. dis-
  7. not equal
  8. re-
  9. spell wrongly
  10. unequal
  11. unkind
  12. replay
  13. cook before
  14. not clear
  15. discontinue
  16. misuse
  17. pay before
  18. pre-
  19. not safe
  20. use wrongly
  21. not well
  22. not fair
  23. disloyal
  24. disagree
  25. not common
  26. count wrongly
  27. not lucky
  28. prepay
  29. not obey
  30. disallow
  31. lead wrongly
  32. precook
  33. play again
  34. unhappy
  35. rejoin
  36. paint again
  37. rebuild
  38. not respect
  39. dishonest
  40. mishear

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