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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 838 · 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.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  2. 2.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  3. 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  4. 4.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  5. 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
  6. 6.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  10. 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
  11. 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
  12. 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  13. 13.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  15. 15.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) rewell
  17. 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) unview (d) disview
  18. 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
  19. 19.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
  20. 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
  21. 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  23. 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) mislead
  24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
  25. 25.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
  26. 26.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  27. 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  28. 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
  29. 29.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) preread (d) reread
  30. 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
  31. 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  32. 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  33. 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  34. 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
  35. 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
  36. 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
  37. 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) unpay
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) precount
  40. 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before

Answer key

  1. not common
  2. heat again
  3. not agree
  4. use wrongly
  5. not continue
  6. not lucky
  7. mis-
  8. disobey
  9. pre-
  10. unfair
  11. write again
  12. fill again
  13. tell again
  14. dis-
  15. pay before
  16. unwell
  17. preview
  18. recheck
  19. reheat
  20. reopen
  21. not equal
  22. un-
  23. mislead
  24. not usual
  25. disagree
  26. rebuild
  27. re-
  28. dishonest
  29. misread
  30. unclear
  31. heat before
  32. use again
  33. reuse
  34. not allow
  35. not kind
  36. unkind
  37. paint again
  38. prepay
  39. miscount
  40. hear wrongly

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