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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 734 · 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 “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  3. 3.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
  4. 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  5. 5.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  6. 6.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  7. 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  8. 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  13. 13.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
  14. 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  15. 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  18. 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  19. 19.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
  20. 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  21. 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
  22. 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  23. 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
  24. 24.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
  25. 25.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
  26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
  27. 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  29. 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
  30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
  31. 31.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
  32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  33. 33.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  34. 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) disview (d) preview
  35. 35.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
  36. 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
  37. 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) unspell
  38. 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear again
  39. 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  40. 40.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse

Answer key

  1. not honest
  2. use wrongly
  3. view before
  4. not common
  5. misunderstand
  6. rebuild
  7. paint again
  8. behave wrongly
  9. un-
  10. not well
  11. mis-
  12. not equal
  13. open again
  14. not happy
  15. tell again
  16. dis-
  17. re-
  18. not fair
  19. not respect
  20. place wrongly
  21. not agree
  22. pre-
  23. disloyal
  24. write again
  25. recheck
  26. visit again
  27. check again
  28. disobey
  29. refill
  30. not kind
  31. reheat
  32. unwell
  33. revisit
  34. preview
  35. dishonest
  36. not lucky
  37. misspell
  38. hear wrongly
  39. discontinue
  40. reuse

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