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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 857 · 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 “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
  3. 3.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  5. 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
  6. 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
  7. 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
  10. 10.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
  11. 11.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  13. 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  14. 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
  15. 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) review (d) preview
  16. 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  19. 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
  20. 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  21. 21.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  22. 22.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
  24. 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
  26. 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
  27. 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
  29. 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
  30. 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
  31. 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
  32. 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  33. 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
  34. 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
  35. 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
  36. 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  37. 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
  38. 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
  39. 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
  40. 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) unhear

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. refill
  3. unclear
  4. mis-
  5. not happy
  6. join again
  7. write again
  8. re-
  9. spell wrongly
  10. disloyal
  11. reheat
  12. un-
  13. heat again
  14. not well
  15. preview
  16. use wrongly
  17. dis-
  18. read wrongly
  19. not continue
  20. judge wrongly
  21. not tidy
  22. not obey
  23. not respect
  24. not equal
  25. miscount
  26. not lucky
  27. cook before
  28. retell
  29. play again
  30. revisit
  31. disagree
  32. misjudge
  33. behave wrongly
  34. unsafe
  35. disobey
  36. not safe
  37. not honest
  38. rewrite
  39. misunderstand
  40. mishear

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