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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 691 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  5. 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
  6. 6.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
  7. 7.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  10. 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  11. 11.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  12. 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  13. 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
  15. 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
  16. 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  17. 17.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  18. 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
  19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
  20. 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
  21. 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  22. 22.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  23. 23.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) refill
  24. 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
  27. 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  28. 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
  29. 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
  30. 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  31. 31.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  32. 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  33. 33.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
  34. 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  35. 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  36. 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  37. 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
  38. 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
  39. 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
  40. 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) unallow

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. dis-
  3. un-
  4. pre-
  5. reopen
  6. discontinue
  7. join again
  8. re-
  9. cook before
  10. preheat
  11. count wrongly
  12. use wrongly
  13. not common
  14. unwell
  15. not usual
  16. not agree
  17. not lucky
  18. misunderstand
  19. build again
  20. unhappy
  21. not kind
  22. not continue
  23. refill
  24. use again
  25. prepay
  26. not clear
  27. hear wrongly
  28. disobey
  29. repaint
  30. not well
  31. behave wrongly
  32. paint again
  33. not allow
  34. misbehave
  35. rewrite
  36. not tidy
  37. unlucky
  38. not fair
  39. unusual
  40. disallow

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