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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 715 · 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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
  5. 5.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
  6. 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) rewell
  10. 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  11. 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
  12. 12.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
  13. 13.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) retell
  14. 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  15. 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  16. 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  17. 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
  18. 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
  19. 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
  20. 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
  21. 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
  22. 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
  23. 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
  24. 24.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
  25. 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
  26. 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  27. 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  28. 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
  30. 30.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  32. 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
  33. 33.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
  34. 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  35. 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
  36. 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  37. 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  38. 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) dishear
  40. 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. read wrongly
  3. pre-
  4. not agree
  5. not allow
  6. not happy
  7. un-
  8. re-
  9. unwell
  10. misjudge
  11. unsafe
  12. not well
  13. retell
  14. not safe
  15. fill again
  16. not honest
  17. check again
  18. rewrite
  19. play again
  20. place wrongly
  21. rebuild
  22. unusual
  23. count wrongly
  24. precook
  25. prepay
  26. judge wrongly
  27. mis-
  28. not clear
  29. dishonest
  30. lead wrongly
  31. not fair
  32. disobey
  33. miscount
  34. not obey
  35. not common
  36. spell wrongly
  37. open again
  38. judge before
  39. mishear
  40. unfair

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