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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 767 · 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 “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
  2. 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  4. 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
  8. 8.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  9. 9.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  11. 11.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
  12. 12.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
  13. 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  16. 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
  17. 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
  18. 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
  20. 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
  21. 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
  22. 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
  24. 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  25. 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  26. 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
  27. 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  28. 28.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) preview (d) review
  29. 29.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
  30. 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
  32. 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
  33. 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  34. 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  35. 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
  36. 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
  37. 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  38. 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) preplay
  39. 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  40. 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill

Answer key

  1. misspell
  2. not usual
  3. re-
  4. not kind
  5. reheat
  6. dis-
  7. prepay
  8. not allow
  9. unsafe
  10. pre-
  11. build again
  12. discontinue
  13. reuse
  14. mis-
  15. un-
  16. misbehave
  17. pay before
  18. not well
  19. disloyal
  20. misjudge
  21. unclear
  22. not safe
  23. unwell
  24. not obey
  25. not common
  26. reopen
  27. not happy
  28. preview
  29. not respect
  30. use again
  31. open again
  32. join again
  33. use wrongly
  34. unhappy
  35. rebuild
  36. fill again
  37. judge before
  38. replay
  39. heat before
  40. refill

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