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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 681 · 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 “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
  4. 4.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) unlead
  5. 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
  6. 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
  7. 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  8. 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  10. 10.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
  11. 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
  12. 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
  13. 13.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  14. 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
  15. 15.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  16. 16.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  17. 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
  20. 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
  21. 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  22. 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
  23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  24. 24.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
  25. 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
  26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  28. 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  29. 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
  30. 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  31. 31.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  32. 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
  33. 33.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
  34. 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
  35. 35.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
  36. 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
  37. 37.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  38. 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
  40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before

Answer key

  1. heat before
  2. re-
  3. rewrite
  4. mislead
  5. preheat
  6. not allow
  7. use again
  8. reopen
  9. un-
  10. misunderstand
  11. discontinue
  12. spell wrongly
  13. not honest
  14. not loyal
  15. unwell
  16. not tidy
  17. view before
  18. pre-
  19. pay before
  20. recheck
  21. mis-
  22. visit again
  23. dis-
  24. not respect
  25. unusual
  26. disobey
  27. not usual
  28. not agree
  29. not well
  30. not clear
  31. understand wrongly
  32. unlucky
  33. disallow
  34. refill
  35. not obey
  36. not fair
  37. not kind
  38. dishonest
  39. miscount
  40. not lucky

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