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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 683 · 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) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
  5. 5.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  7. 7.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
  8. 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
  9. 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  10. 10.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  11. 11.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  13. 13.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
  14. 14.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
  15. 15.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  16. 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  17. 17.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  18. 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
  19. 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
  20. 20.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  21. 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
  22. 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  24. 24.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  25. 25.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
  26. 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  28. 28.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
  29. 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  30. 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
  31. 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  32. 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
  33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
  34. 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
  35. 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) mispay
  38. 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  39. 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  40. 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. mis-
  3. dis-
  4. unsafe
  5. unkind
  6. pre-
  7. visit again
  8. disobey
  9. paint again
  10. rewrite
  11. untidy
  12. re-
  13. check again
  14. revisit
  15. recheck
  16. write again
  17. use wrongly
  18. not loyal
  19. place wrongly
  20. not equal
  21. misplace
  22. not tidy
  23. misuse
  24. behave wrongly
  25. dishonest
  26. hear wrongly
  27. unwell
  28. mishear
  29. not lucky
  30. spell wrongly
  31. not happy
  32. join again
  33. not clear
  34. not fair
  35. cook before
  36. open again
  37. prepay
  38. not continue
  39. count wrongly
  40. not respect

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