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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 80 · 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 “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
  7. 7.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  8. 8.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
  9. 9.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) reread
  10. 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
  12. 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
  13. 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
  14. 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
  15. 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
  16. 16.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
  17. 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  18. 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
  19. 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
  20. 20.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
  21. 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
  22. 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  23. 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  24. 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
  25. 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  26. 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  27. 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  28. 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
  29. 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  30. 30.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
  31. 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) rehear
  32. 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
  33. 33.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  34. 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
  35. 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
  36. 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
  37. 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  38. 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
  39. 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
  40. 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again

Answer key

  1. not obey
  2. mis-
  3. re-
  4. pre-
  5. un-
  6. unfair
  7. misjudge
  8. read wrongly
  9. misread
  10. not fair
  11. dis-
  12. reopen
  13. not clear
  14. unhappy
  15. repaint
  16. preheat
  17. not usual
  18. disloyal
  19. not equal
  20. build again
  21. not happy
  22. not common
  23. disagree
  24. judge wrongly
  25. not tidy
  26. write again
  27. lead wrongly
  28. join again
  29. not lucky
  30. not agree
  31. mishear
  32. reheat
  33. misuse
  34. preview
  35. open again
  36. use wrongly
  37. unsafe
  38. misunderstand
  39. pay before
  40. heat before

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