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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 686 · 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 “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  3. 3.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  4. 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
  9. 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
  10. 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  12. 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
  13. 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
  14. 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
  15. 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) distell
  16. 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
  17. 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  18. 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
  19. 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  20. 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
  21. 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) displace
  22. 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
  23. 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  24. 24.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  25. 25.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  26. 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
  27. 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
  28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  29. 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  30. 30.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
  31. 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
  32. 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
  33. 33.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
  34. 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
  35. 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  37. 37.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  38. 38.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
  39. 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. un-
  3. check again
  4. prepay
  5. re-
  6. not obey
  7. mis-
  8. hear wrongly
  9. not happy
  10. not lucky
  11. uncommon
  12. rebuild
  13. mishear
  14. unwell
  15. retell
  16. heat before
  17. not usual
  18. unusual
  19. paint again
  20. unfair
  21. misplace
  22. not fair
  23. heat again
  24. judge before
  25. use again
  26. not equal
  27. refill
  28. dis-
  29. not clear
  30. untidy
  31. replay
  32. understand wrongly
  33. not allow
  34. unsafe
  35. use wrongly
  36. reuse
  37. behave wrongly
  38. unequal
  39. lead wrongly
  40. preview

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