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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 836 · 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 “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
  3. 3.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
  4. 4.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  5. 5.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  8. 8.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) disspell
  9. 9.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
  10. 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
  11. 11.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
  12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  13. 13.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
  14. 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) rekind
  15. 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
  16. 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  18. 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  20. 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
  21. 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  22. 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
  23. 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
  24. 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  26. 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  28. 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  29. 29.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  30. 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
  31. 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
  32. 32.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
  33. 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
  34. 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
  35. 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
  36. 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
  37. 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
  38. 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  39. 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  40. 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. place wrongly
  3. unhappy
  4. judge wrongly
  5. behave wrongly
  6. dis-
  7. misbehave
  8. misspell
  9. unclear
  10. dishonest
  11. rejoin
  12. re-
  13. not kind
  14. unkind
  15. mislead
  16. understand wrongly
  17. misjudge
  18. misplace
  19. lead wrongly
  20. preview
  21. mis-
  22. reheat
  23. count wrongly
  24. use wrongly
  25. un-
  26. not well
  27. uncommon
  28. unwell
  29. not tidy
  30. not obey
  31. not common
  32. not agree
  33. rewrite
  34. not lucky
  35. not allow
  36. use again
  37. check again
  38. not equal
  39. write again
  40. read wrongly

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