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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 788 · 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.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
  2. 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  4. 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
  5. 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
  6. 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  7. 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) prewell
  8. 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  9. 9.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  10. 10.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) prebehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
  11. 11.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  13. 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) mispay
  14. 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
  15. 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
  16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
  17. 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
  18. 18.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
  20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  21. 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) misagree
  22. 22.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  24. 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  25. 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  26. 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  27. 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  28. 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
  29. 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) missafe
  30. 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  31. 31.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
  32. 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
  33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  35. 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
  36. 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
  37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
  38. 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  39. 39.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  40. 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) mislead

Answer key

  1. not clear
  2. not safe
  3. mis-
  4. not common
  5. rewrite
  6. use wrongly
  7. unwell
  8. open again
  9. join again
  10. misbehave
  11. judge before
  12. re-
  13. prepay
  14. untidy
  15. tell again
  16. not well
  17. not obey
  18. not tidy
  19. not kind
  20. pre-
  21. disagree
  22. disallow
  23. not respect
  24. check again
  25. heat again
  26. paint again
  27. heat before
  28. repaint
  29. unsafe
  30. misuse
  31. fill again
  32. misjudge
  33. un-
  34. dis-
  35. lead wrongly
  36. misread
  37. not agree
  38. preheat
  39. uncommon
  40. mislead

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