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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 668 · 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) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  3. 3.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  4. 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  7. 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
  8. 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
  9. 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
  10. 10.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
  13. 13.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  15. 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
  16. 16.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  17. 17.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) misread (d) preread
  18. 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  20. 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
  22. 22.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  23. 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  24. 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
  25. 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
  26. 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) preview (d) disview
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
  28. 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
  29. 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
  30. 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
  31. 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
  32. 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
  33. 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
  35. 35.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  36. 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) mispay
  38. 38.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
  39. 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) preusual

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. use wrongly
  3. play again
  4. not fair
  5. un-
  6. re-
  7. untidy
  8. paint again
  9. not continue
  10. judge before
  11. mis-
  12. not obey
  13. disallow
  14. pre-
  15. not safe
  16. not tidy
  17. misread
  18. not agree
  19. prejudge
  20. retell
  21. cook before
  22. spell wrongly
  23. reheat
  24. reuse
  25. fill again
  26. preview
  27. not honest
  28. misspell
  29. place wrongly
  30. not equal
  31. disagree
  32. disobey
  33. not respect
  34. preheat
  35. heat before
  36. not lucky
  37. prepay
  38. read wrongly
  39. pay before
  40. unusual

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