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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 84 · 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) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
  4. 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  6. 6.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
  7. 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
  8. 8.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) misplace
  9. 9.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
  10. 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
  11. 11.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
  12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
  13. 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  14. 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
  15. 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
  16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  17. 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
  18. 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
  19. 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  21. 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  22. 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
  23. 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
  24. 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  25. 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
  26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
  27. 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
  28. 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
  29. 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
  31. 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  32. 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
  33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  34. 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  35. 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) reclear
  36. 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
  37. 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  38. 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  39. 39.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
  40. 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. mis-
  3. unkind
  4. cook before
  5. un-
  6. behave wrongly
  7. unsafe
  8. misplace
  9. count wrongly
  10. unfair
  11. rejoin
  12. not continue
  13. heat again
  14. untidy
  15. visit again
  16. pre-
  17. check again
  18. fill again
  19. misuse
  20. dis-
  21. not obey
  22. not common
  23. unlucky
  24. not equal
  25. understand wrongly
  26. not kind
  27. not loyal
  28. miscount
  29. not lucky
  30. misunderstand
  31. play again
  32. open again
  33. rebuild
  34. misjudge
  35. unclear
  36. not tidy
  37. not clear
  38. not allow
  39. spell wrongly
  40. not usual

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