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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 687 · 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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
  2. 2.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
  3. 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
  9. 9.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) preread
  11. 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
  12. 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  15. 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  16. 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
  17. 17.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
  18. 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  19. 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
  20. 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
  21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  22. 22.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
  23. 23.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  24. 24.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  25. 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
  26. 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
  27. 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
  28. 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  29. 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
  30. 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
  31. 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) misfair
  32. 32.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
  33. 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
  34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
  35. 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
  36. 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  37. 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) precount
  38. 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  39. 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
  40. 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual

Answer key

  1. not safe
  2. not fair
  3. not loyal
  4. dis-
  5. re-
  6. unwell
  7. pre-
  8. spell wrongly
  9. behave wrongly
  10. misread
  11. rewrite
  12. cook before
  13. mis-
  14. un-
  15. judge before
  16. not continue
  17. recheck
  18. use again
  19. hear wrongly
  20. view before
  21. not lucky
  22. not kind
  23. write again
  24. not common
  25. open again
  26. prejudge
  27. disobey
  28. heat again
  29. build again
  30. precook
  31. unfair
  32. misunderstand
  33. uncommon
  34. rejoin
  35. refill
  36. disloyal
  37. miscount
  38. misuse
  39. read wrongly
  40. not usual

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