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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 789 · 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 “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
  6. 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
  7. 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  10. 10.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  11. 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
  12. 12.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  14. 14.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) untell (d) mistell
  15. 15.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  16. 16.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  17. 17.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
  18. 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
  19. 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
  20. 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
  21. 21.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) rehear
  22. 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  23. 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
  24. 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
  25. 25.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
  26. 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
  27. 27.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
  28. 28.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  29. 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
  30. 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
  31. 31.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
  32. 32.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
  33. 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
  34. 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  35. 35.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
  36. 36.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  37. 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
  38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  39. 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) misread (d) reread

Answer key

  1. read wrongly
  2. un-
  3. lead wrongly
  4. pre-
  5. uncommon
  6. not agree
  7. not common
  8. dis-
  9. use again
  10. rejoin
  11. not obey
  12. tell again
  13. re-
  14. retell
  15. reheat
  16. judge wrongly
  17. disrespect
  18. not usual
  19. build again
  20. misspell
  21. mishear
  22. play again
  23. judge before
  24. not equal
  25. dishonest
  26. use wrongly
  27. write again
  28. not loyal
  29. not kind
  30. not respect
  31. heat again
  32. view before
  33. replay
  34. understand wrongly
  35. hear wrongly
  36. count wrongly
  37. not continue
  38. mis-
  39. disloyal
  40. misread

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