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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 809 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  5. 5.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
  8. 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  9. 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
  10. 10.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) miswrite
  11. 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  12. 12.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
  13. 13.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
  14. 14.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  15. 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  16. 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
  17. 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  18. 18.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) precook (d) uncook
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
  20. 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  22. 22.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
  23. 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  24. 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  25. 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  26. 26.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
  27. 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  28. 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) reunderstand
  29. 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
  30. 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  31. 31.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
  32. 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
  33. 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
  34. 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
  35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
  36. 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
  37. 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
  38. 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) respell
  39. 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
  40. 40.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. behave wrongly
  3. un-
  4. dis-
  5. check again
  6. re-
  7. replay
  8. use again
  9. not equal
  10. rewrite
  11. understand wrongly
  12. repaint
  13. view before
  14. not obey
  15. tell again
  16. misplace
  17. not well
  18. precook
  19. unequal
  20. spell wrongly
  21. not common
  22. not kind
  23. reheat
  24. pre-
  25. unwell
  26. open again
  27. not allow
  28. misunderstand
  29. not fair
  30. not continue
  31. fill again
  32. disobey
  33. dishonest
  34. judge wrongly
  35. not lucky
  36. paint again
  37. uncommon
  38. misspell
  39. revisit
  40. rebuild

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