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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 733 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  3. 3.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  4. 4.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
  5. 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  6. 6.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  7. 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
  8. 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  9. 9.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
  13. 13.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  14. 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  15. 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
  16. 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
  17. 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
  18. 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
  19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
  20. 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  21. 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
  22. 22.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
  23. 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  24. 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
  25. 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
  26. 26.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  28. 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
  29. 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  30. 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
  31. 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  32. 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
  33. 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
  34. 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  36. 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  37. 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  38. 38.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  39. 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
  40. 40.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) disclear

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. pre-
  3. use again
  4. build again
  5. judge wrongly
  6. check again
  7. not continue
  8. reopen
  9. not common
  10. re-
  11. un-
  12. dis-
  13. unhappy
  14. not well
  15. behave wrongly
  16. not clear
  17. preview
  18. not safe
  19. not kind
  20. not tidy
  21. not respect
  22. spell wrongly
  23. cook before
  24. not honest
  25. place wrongly
  26. understand wrongly
  27. not usual
  28. dishonest
  29. heat again
  30. open again
  31. misjudge
  32. reheat
  33. pay before
  34. hear wrongly
  35. not lucky
  36. write again
  37. lead wrongly
  38. use wrongly
  39. unkind
  40. unclear

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