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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 826 · 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 “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  5. 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) preplace
  7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
  8. 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  11. 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
  12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  13. 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  14. 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
  15. 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  16. 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
  17. 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
  18. 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  19. 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
  20. 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
  22. 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
  23. 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) misview (d) preview
  24. 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
  25. 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  26. 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  27. 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  28. 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
  29. 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
  30. 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
  31. 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
  32. 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
  33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  34. 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
  35. 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  36. 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
  37. 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
  38. 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
  39. 39.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
  40. 40.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. dis-
  3. mis-
  4. place wrongly
  5. not usual
  6. misplace
  7. not equal
  8. unusual
  9. un-
  10. pre-
  11. write again
  12. not safe
  13. disrespect
  14. not clear
  15. not loyal
  16. count wrongly
  17. join again
  18. prejudge
  19. unhappy
  20. heat again
  21. uncommon
  22. view before
  23. preview
  24. misbehave
  25. not common
  26. play again
  27. not tidy
  28. not kind
  29. paint again
  30. unkind
  31. hear wrongly
  32. not lucky
  33. mishear
  34. reheat
  35. not allow
  36. disallow
  37. miscount
  38. open again
  39. prepay
  40. lead wrongly

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