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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 748 · 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 word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
  2. 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
  3. 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
  4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
  5. 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
  6. 6.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
  7. 7.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
  8. 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  9. 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  11. 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
  12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  15. 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
  16. 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
  17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
  19. 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
  20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  21. 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
  22. 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
  23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  24. 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  25. 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
  26. 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
  27. 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  28. 28.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  29. 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
  30. 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  31. 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  32. 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) preread
  33. 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
  35. 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
  38. 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
  39. 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  40. 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) dispaint (d) mispaint

Answer key

  1. miscount
  2. not honest
  3. not kind
  4. count wrongly
  5. unequal
  6. rebuild
  7. check again
  8. play again
  9. not equal
  10. not allow
  11. unwell
  12. not safe
  13. dis-
  14. pre-
  15. reuse
  16. not usual
  17. not well
  18. rejoin
  19. hear wrongly
  20. mis-
  21. unfair
  22. not loyal
  23. un-
  24. re-
  25. discontinue
  26. misunderstand
  27. unkind
  28. not lucky
  29. prejudge
  30. not obey
  31. not fair
  32. misread
  33. spell wrongly
  34. recheck
  35. replay
  36. open again
  37. not agree
  38. reopen
  39. unhappy
  40. repaint

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