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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 706 · 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 “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  5. 5.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
  6. 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
  7. 7.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
  8. 8.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  10. 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  11. 11.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
  12. 12.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) distell (d) retell
  13. 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  14. 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
  15. 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
  17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  18. 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
  19. 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
  20. 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
  21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand again
  22. 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
  23. 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  24. 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  25. 25.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave before
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  27. 27.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  28. 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
  29. 29.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  30. 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
  32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
  33. 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
  34. 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  35. 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  37. 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  38. 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) preview (d) unview
  39. 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) retidy

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. dis-
  3. un-
  4. use wrongly
  5. hear wrongly
  6. not kind
  7. preheat
  8. not continue
  9. re-
  10. disobey
  11. open again
  12. retell
  13. not loyal
  14. not fair
  15. not tidy
  16. unusual
  17. not happy
  18. not honest
  19. dishonest
  20. prejudge
  21. understand wrongly
  22. pay before
  23. build again
  24. mis-
  25. behave wrongly
  26. not clear
  27. disloyal
  28. check again
  29. heat before
  30. spell wrongly
  31. misbehave
  32. not obey
  33. fill again
  34. place wrongly
  35. not common
  36. unsafe
  37. not allow
  38. preview
  39. lead wrongly
  40. untidy

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