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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 832 · 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) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
  3. 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
  4. 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
  5. 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  6. 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  8. 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  10. 10.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
  11. 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
  12. 12.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
  13. 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  15. 15.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
  16. 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
  17. 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  18. 18.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
  19. 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
  20. 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  21. 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
  22. 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
  23. 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
  25. 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
  27. 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  28. 28.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
  29. 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
  30. 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  31. 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  32. 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
  34. 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
  35. 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
  36. 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
  37. 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
  38. 38.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  39. 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
  40. 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. paint again
  3. not loyal
  4. untidy
  5. recheck
  6. tell again
  7. un-
  8. lead wrongly
  9. re-
  10. retell
  11. place wrongly
  12. mislead
  13. unfair
  14. mis-
  15. mishear
  16. use again
  17. check again
  18. unhappy
  19. unusual
  20. not clear
  21. disallow
  22. build again
  23. not common
  24. misuse
  25. judge wrongly
  26. misread
  27. pre-
  28. misbehave
  29. view before
  30. preheat
  31. cook before
  32. unsafe
  33. not well
  34. not fair
  35. not safe
  36. disloyal
  37. refill
  38. misjudge
  39. play again
  40. not tidy

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