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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 841 · 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) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  2. 2.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  6. 6.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
  7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
  10. 10.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
  11. 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
  12. 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  13. 13.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  14. 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
  15. 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
  16. 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
  17. 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
  18. 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
  19. 19.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) display
  21. 21.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  22. 22.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
  23. 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
  24. 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) mistell
  25. 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) displace
  26. 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  27. 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
  28. 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
  29. 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  30. 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
  31. 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
  32. 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  33. 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  34. 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  35. 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  36. 36.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
  37. 37.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) discook
  38. 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  39. 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  40. 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. count wrongly
  3. pre-
  4. un-
  5. re-
  6. unhappy
  7. not tidy
  8. mis-
  9. disallow
  10. repaint
  11. tell again
  12. rebuild
  13. use again
  14. unclear
  15. mislead
  16. unequal
  17. reopen
  18. uncommon
  19. understand wrongly
  20. replay
  21. view before
  22. recheck
  23. hear wrongly
  24. retell
  25. misplace
  26. use wrongly
  27. rejoin
  28. not happy
  29. paint again
  30. check again
  31. place wrongly
  32. heat again
  33. unwell
  34. disrespect
  35. not well
  36. disagree
  37. precook
  38. not continue
  39. not clear
  40. behave wrongly

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