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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 694 · 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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  5. 5.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  7. 7.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
  8. 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  9. 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
  10. 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  11. 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
  12. 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
  14. 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
  15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) miscommon
  16. 16.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  17. 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  18. 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
  19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  20. 20.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  21. 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
  22. 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  23. 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  24. 24.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  26. 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) disspell
  28. 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  29. 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
  30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
  31. 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  32. 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
  33. 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
  35. 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
  36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
  37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  38. 38.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) discount
  39. 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
  40. 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell

Answer key

  1. not agree
  2. dis-
  3. not common
  4. pre-
  5. misunderstand
  6. re-
  7. mislead
  8. not tidy
  9. paint again
  10. not usual
  11. recheck
  12. spell wrongly
  13. disobey
  14. rebuild
  15. uncommon
  16. reuse
  17. reheat
  18. unequal
  19. cook before
  20. revisit
  21. not safe
  22. not respect
  23. judge before
  24. fill again
  25. un-
  26. write again
  27. misspell
  28. misplace
  29. not honest
  30. behave wrongly
  31. hear wrongly
  32. disallow
  33. count wrongly
  34. prepay
  35. retell
  36. unsafe
  37. mis-
  38. miscount
  39. not well
  40. unwell

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