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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 840 · 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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
  2. 2.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  3. 3.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
  4. 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  7. 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  10. 10.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
  11. 11.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
  12. 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
  13. 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
  14. 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
  15. 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  16. 16.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  18. 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  19. 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
  20. 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
  22. 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
  23. 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
  24. 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  25. 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) review (d) unview
  26. 26.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
  27. 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  28. 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
  29. 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) display (d) misplay
  30. 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
  31. 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
  32. 32.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
  33. 33.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
  34. 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  35. 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
  36. 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  38. 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
  39. 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  40. 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before

Answer key

  1. pay before
  2. reuse
  3. rejoin
  4. check again
  5. dis-
  6. not tidy
  7. behave wrongly
  8. pre-
  9. mis-
  10. unlucky
  11. view before
  12. write again
  13. misuse
  14. dishonest
  15. use again
  16. tell again
  17. un-
  18. recheck
  19. disallow
  20. paint again
  21. unfair
  22. hear wrongly
  23. open again
  24. misjudge
  25. preview
  26. uncommon
  27. re-
  28. precook
  29. replay
  30. fill again
  31. disobey
  32. not agree
  33. place wrongly
  34. reheat
  35. unclear
  36. spell wrongly
  37. prejudge
  38. not honest
  39. count wrongly
  40. not allow

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