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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 775 · 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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  2. 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  5. 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
  6. 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
  7. 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
  11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  12. 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
  13. 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
  15. 15.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
  16. 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
  17. 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
  18. 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
  19. 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
  20. 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
  21. 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
  22. 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
  23. 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
  25. 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  26. 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
  27. 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
  28. 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
  29. 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
  30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
  31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
  32. 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
  33. 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  34. 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
  35. 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
  36. 36.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
  37. 37.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  38. 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
  39. 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
  40. 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. not kind
  3. dis-
  4. tell again
  5. unsafe
  6. not happy
  7. pay before
  8. pre-
  9. re-
  10. not clear
  11. mis-
  12. build again
  13. hear wrongly
  14. disobey
  15. reheat
  16. not loyal
  17. unequal
  18. write again
  19. misuse
  20. visit again
  21. not honest
  22. mishear
  23. heat again
  24. count wrongly
  25. discontinue
  26. unlucky
  27. refill
  28. not continue
  29. untidy
  30. behave wrongly
  31. not common
  32. rejoin
  33. judge before
  34. open again
  35. rebuild
  36. place wrongly
  37. view before
  38. check again
  39. repaint
  40. disloyal

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