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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 786 · 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) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  4. 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  5. 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  6. 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  9. 9.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
  10. 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
  11. 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
  12. 12.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  14. 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
  15. 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  18. 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
  19. 19.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  20. 20.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  21. 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) disfair
  23. 23.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
  24. 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  25. 25.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  27. 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  28. 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
  29. 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
  30. 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  31. 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  32. 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
  33. 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) display (d) unplay
  34. 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  35. 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
  36. 36.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  37. 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
  38. 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  39. 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. open again
  3. heat again
  4. count wrongly
  5. judge wrongly
  6. use wrongly
  7. mis-
  8. re-
  9. misplace
  10. hear wrongly
  11. unwell
  12. misjudge
  13. dis-
  14. not equal
  15. unclear
  16. not well
  17. unlucky
  18. rewrite
  19. check again
  20. not kind
  21. behave wrongly
  22. unfair
  23. rebuild
  24. view before
  25. use again
  26. unsafe
  27. unhappy
  28. spell wrongly
  29. lead wrongly
  30. not respect
  31. disrespect
  32. not continue
  33. replay
  34. not tidy
  35. build again
  36. judge before
  37. play again
  38. misbehave
  39. mishear
  40. un-

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