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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 714 · 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 “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
  3. 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
  4. 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) dispay (d) unpay
  5. 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
  6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  8. 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
  9. 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
  10. 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
  11. 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
  12. 12.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
  13. 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
  14. 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  15. 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
  16. 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  19. 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  20. 20.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  21. 21.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
  22. 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
  23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  24. 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  25. 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  26. 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
  27. 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  28. 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
  29. 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
  30. 30.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
  31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  32. 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) unread
  33. 33.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
  34. 34.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  35. 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  36. 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
  37. 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  38. 38.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  39. 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
  40. 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. not clear
  3. understand wrongly
  4. prepay
  5. not happy
  6. not tidy
  7. mis-
  8. not common
  9. replay
  10. disobey
  11. join again
  12. rewrite
  13. read wrongly
  14. lead wrongly
  15. behave wrongly
  16. not equal
  17. un-
  18. not usual
  19. judge before
  20. check again
  21. revisit
  22. not honest
  23. not safe
  24. misjudge
  25. place wrongly
  26. build again
  27. use wrongly
  28. reopen
  29. view before
  30. tell again
  31. dis-
  32. misread
  33. not continue
  34. pre-
  35. not well
  36. not fair
  37. judge wrongly
  38. count wrongly
  39. unhappy
  40. not allow

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