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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 700 · 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 word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
  2. 2.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
  3. 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
  4. 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
  5. 5.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  6. 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  9. 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) unplace
  11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
  13. 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
  14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
  15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
  16. 16.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
  17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  20. 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  23. 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
  24. 24.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) miscook
  26. 26.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
  27. 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  28. 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
  29. 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
  30. 30.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
  31. 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
  32. 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
  33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  34. 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  35. 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
  36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  37. 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  38. 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
  39. 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
  40. 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand

Answer key

  1. recheck
  2. cook before
  3. unequal
  4. not agree
  5. use wrongly
  6. judge before
  7. mis-
  8. un-
  9. hear wrongly
  10. misplace
  11. pre-
  12. not continue
  13. read wrongly
  14. not usual
  15. uncommon
  16. not safe
  17. unkind
  18. dis-
  19. lead wrongly
  20. not common
  21. not lucky
  22. re-
  23. behave wrongly
  24. not clear
  25. precook
  26. unusual
  27. reheat
  28. not respect
  29. prepay
  30. misread
  31. not honest
  32. not well
  33. rebuild
  34. unsafe
  35. play again
  36. unwell
  37. not tidy
  38. disloyal
  39. join again
  40. understand wrongly

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