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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 779 · 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 “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  4. 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
  7. 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
  8. 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
  9. 9.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  11. 11.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
  12. 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  14. 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
  15. 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
  16. 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  17. 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
  18. 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  19. 19.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) prewell
  21. 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
  22. 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  23. 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
  24. 24.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) misfair
  25. 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
  26. 26.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  27. 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  28. 28.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
  29. 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) mispay
  30. 30.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  31. 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  32. 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  33. 33.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook
  34. 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
  35. 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  36. 36.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) preplay
  37. 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
  38. 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
  39. 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  40. 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly

Answer key

  1. misbehave
  2. dis-
  3. un-
  4. tell again
  5. re-
  6. not fair
  7. behave wrongly
  8. disallow
  9. unlucky
  10. pre-
  11. not continue
  12. judge before
  13. mis-
  14. not happy
  15. hear wrongly
  16. understand wrongly
  17. not loyal
  18. spell wrongly
  19. not agree
  20. unwell
  21. not respect
  22. paint again
  23. check again
  24. unfair
  25. play again
  26. not tidy
  27. unhappy
  28. unsafe
  29. prepay
  30. reuse
  31. not obey
  32. not equal
  33. cook before
  34. not common
  35. unclear
  36. replay
  37. repaint
  38. open again
  39. dishonest
  40. not safe

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