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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 701 · 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 “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  2. 2.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
  3. 3.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) relead
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
  8. 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) discount
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  12. 12.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  14. 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
  15. 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  17. 17.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  18. 18.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
  19. 19.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) misspell
  20. 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
  21. 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
  22. 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  23. 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  24. 24.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
  25. 25.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
  26. 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  27. 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) display (d) unplay
  28. 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
  29. 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
  30. 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
  31. 31.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
  32. 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
  33. 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) dispay
  34. 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
  35. 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
  36. 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
  37. 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  38. 38.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
  39. 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  40. 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky

Answer key

  1. use again
  2. understand wrongly
  3. mislead
  4. re-
  5. not well
  6. mis-
  7. not lucky
  8. miscount
  9. un-
  10. disobey
  11. dis-
  12. paint again
  13. pre-
  14. not happy
  15. tell again
  16. unclear
  17. reuse
  18. unhappy
  19. misspell
  20. misuse
  21. not safe
  22. not common
  23. not loyal
  24. heat again
  25. rewrite
  26. not equal
  27. replay
  28. misplace
  29. unequal
  30. disloyal
  31. repaint
  32. open again
  33. prepay
  34. misread
  35. not allow
  36. not tidy
  37. judge before
  38. pay before
  39. not clear
  40. unlucky

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