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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 811 · 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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  3. 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
  4. 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) disfill
  5. 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
  6. 6.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
  8. 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  9. 9.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  10. 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  11. 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
  12. 12.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) misplace
  13. 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
  14. 14.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
  15. 15.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
  16. 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
  17. 17.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
  18. 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  19. 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
  20. 20.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) recook
  21. 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
  22. 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
  23. 23.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
  24. 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
  26. 26.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
  27. 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  28. 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  29. 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
  30. 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
  31. 31.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  32. 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  34. 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  35. 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
  36. 36.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
  37. 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
  38. 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
  39. 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  40. 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) refair

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. use wrongly
  3. prejudge
  4. refill
  5. unclear
  6. count wrongly
  7. discontinue
  8. not common
  9. not safe
  10. not lucky
  11. not respect
  12. misplace
  13. join again
  14. retell
  15. replay
  16. not kind
  17. uncommon
  18. preheat
  19. rewrite
  20. precook
  21. play again
  22. not honest
  23. pay before
  24. mis-
  25. dis-
  26. fill again
  27. not fair
  28. re-
  29. disallow
  30. place wrongly
  31. pre-
  32. not equal
  33. not clear
  34. not allow
  35. unsafe
  36. not agree
  37. check again
  38. recheck
  39. revisit
  40. unfair

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