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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 693 · 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 “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
  4. 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
  5. 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
  6. 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) misfair
  9. 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  10. 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
  11. 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  13. 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
  14. 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
  15. 15.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
  16. 16.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  17. 17.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
  18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  19. 19.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) prekind
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  21. 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  22. 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  23. 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
  24. 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  25. 25.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  26. 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  27. 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
  28. 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
  30. 30.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
  31. 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) prepay
  32. 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  33. 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
  34. 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  35. 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
  36. 36.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
  37. 37.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  38. 38.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  39. 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
  40. 40.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly

Answer key

  1. use wrongly
  2. pre-
  3. read wrongly
  4. behave wrongly
  5. open again
  6. not happy
  7. un-
  8. unfair
  9. judge wrongly
  10. write again
  11. not tidy
  12. mis-
  13. visit again
  14. paint again
  15. disagree
  16. preheat
  17. play again
  18. re-
  19. unkind
  20. dis-
  21. reuse
  22. reheat
  23. rejoin
  24. check again
  25. recheck
  26. place wrongly
  27. tell again
  28. cook before
  29. unsafe
  30. misunderstand
  31. prepay
  32. not lucky
  33. spell wrongly
  34. not safe
  35. not common
  36. unusual
  37. not equal
  38. count wrongly
  39. not fair
  40. not continue

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