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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 754 · 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 “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
  4. 4.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
  5. 5.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  8. 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  9. 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
  10. 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  11. 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
  13. 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  14. 14.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  15. 15.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  16. 16.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  17. 17.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) unfill
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  19. 19.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
  20. 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) display
  21. 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) uncontinue
  23. 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
  24. 24.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  25. 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  26. 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) prewell
  27. 27.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
  28. 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
  29. 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
  30. 30.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  31. 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
  32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
  33. 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
  34. 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  35. 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
  36. 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
  37. 37.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
  39. 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  40. 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) unhear

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. re-
  3. rewrite
  4. not happy
  5. view before
  6. mis-
  7. un-
  8. not usual
  9. place wrongly
  10. reuse
  11. uncommon
  12. not equal
  13. not allow
  14. count wrongly
  15. understand wrongly
  16. not tidy
  17. refill
  18. dis-
  19. unclear
  20. replay
  21. not kind
  22. discontinue
  23. disallow
  24. preheat
  25. judge wrongly
  26. unwell
  27. not common
  28. not clear
  29. not lucky
  30. write again
  31. build again
  32. unsafe
  33. disrespect
  34. recheck
  35. precook
  36. play again
  37. not fair
  38. revisit
  39. cook before
  40. mishear

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