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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 768 · 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 “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  2. 2.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
  3. 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  7. 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
  8. 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
  9. 9.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
  10. 10.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
  11. 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  12. 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
  13. 13.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  14. 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
  15. 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  16. 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
  17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  18. 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
  19. 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
  20. 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  21. 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  22. 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  23. 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  24. 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  25. 25.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
  26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  27. 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) rehear
  28. 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  29. 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
  30. 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
  31. 31.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
  32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  33. 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
  34. 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) prelead
  35. 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) miscook
  36. 36.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
  37. 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) mislucky
  38. 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
  39. 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
  40. 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual

Answer key

  1. unclear
  2. miscount
  3. not agree
  4. un-
  5. open again
  6. reopen
  7. pay before
  8. count wrongly
  9. repaint
  10. disloyal
  11. understand wrongly
  12. not allow
  13. judge before
  14. not safe
  15. spell wrongly
  16. not continue
  17. mis-
  18. refill
  19. not well
  20. not respect
  21. not obey
  22. read wrongly
  23. view before
  24. pre-
  25. replay
  26. re-
  27. mishear
  28. use again
  29. disobey
  30. revisit
  31. behave wrongly
  32. dis-
  33. unwell
  34. mislead
  35. precook
  36. untidy
  37. unlucky
  38. cook before
  39. recheck
  40. unusual

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