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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 784 · 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) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
  6. 6.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  7. 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  8. 8.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  9. 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  10. 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  11. 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
  12. 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  14. 14.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) repay
  15. 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
  16. 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
  17. 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  18. 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
  19. 19.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  20. 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
  21. 21.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
  22. 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  23. 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
  25. 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  26. 26.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  27. 27.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
  28. 28.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
  30. 30.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
  31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
  32. 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  33. 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
  34. 34.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) discook
  35. 35.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
  36. 36.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
  37. 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
  38. 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  39. 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. dis-
  3. mis-
  4. un-
  5. not happy
  6. mishear
  7. pay before
  8. judge wrongly
  9. not agree
  10. reuse
  11. recheck
  12. count wrongly
  13. re-
  14. prepay
  15. miscount
  16. revisit
  17. understand wrongly
  18. not respect
  19. use again
  20. heat again
  21. unwell
  22. heat before
  23. lead wrongly
  24. refill
  25. not obey
  26. not allow
  27. fill again
  28. behave wrongly
  29. rejoin
  30. join again
  31. not common
  32. place wrongly
  33. paint again
  34. precook
  35. preview
  36. visit again
  37. open again
  38. not usual
  39. not tidy
  40. dishonest

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