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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 71 · 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 “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  2. 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  3. 3.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
  4. 4.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
  5. 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  8. 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) view before
  9. 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  10. 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  11. 11.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
  12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  14. 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
  15. 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  16. 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
  17. 17.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  18. 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
  19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  21. 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
  22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  23. 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  25. 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  26. 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  27. 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) displace
  28. 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  29. 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
  30. 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  31. 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  32. 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  33. 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) rerespect
  35. 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  36. 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) unlead
  38. 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
  39. 39.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
  40. 40.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge

Answer key

  1. not allow
  2. not usual
  3. preheat
  4. reopen
  5. rebuild
  6. un-
  7. re-
  8. view before
  9. not honest
  10. not lucky
  11. spell wrongly
  12. not safe
  13. mis-
  14. discontinue
  15. rewrite
  16. not happy
  17. not agree
  18. prejudge
  19. cook before
  20. pre-
  21. reuse
  22. unclear
  23. fill again
  24. dis-
  25. reheat
  26. write again
  27. misplace
  28. misjudge
  29. misuse
  30. count wrongly
  31. use again
  32. behave wrongly
  33. not loyal
  34. disrespect
  35. misunderstand
  36. not respect
  37. mislead
  38. not continue
  39. rejoin
  40. judge before

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