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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 855 · 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 “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
  4. 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  7. 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) mispay
  8. 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  10. 10.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
  11. 11.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
  12. 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
  13. 13.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) disread (d) reread
  14. 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  16. 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) misusual
  17. 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
  18. 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  20. 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
  21. 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
  22. 22.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
  25. 25.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) misspell
  26. 26.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
  27. 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
  28. 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
  29. 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
  31. 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
  32. 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
  33. 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
  34. 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
  35. 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
  36. 36.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
  37. 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  38. 38.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  39. 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
  40. 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) disheat

Answer key

  1. use wrongly
  2. pre-
  3. disobey
  4. spell wrongly
  5. dis-
  6. not well
  7. prepay
  8. behave wrongly
  9. mis-
  10. preview
  11. rejoin
  12. heat before
  13. misread
  14. not equal
  15. un-
  16. unusual
  17. understand wrongly
  18. fill again
  19. re-
  20. open again
  21. reopen
  22. prejudge
  23. not honest
  24. refill
  25. misspell
  26. miscount
  27. cook before
  28. check again
  29. place wrongly
  30. revisit
  31. visit again
  32. recheck
  33. unequal
  34. unclear
  35. not allow
  36. not obey
  37. judge before
  38. rebuild
  39. unkind
  40. reheat

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