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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 86 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  3. 3.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
  4. 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
  5. 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
  6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  7. 7.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  9. 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
  10. 10.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
  11. 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  14. 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
  15. 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  16. 16.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  17. 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
  18. 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) unview (d) review
  20. 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  21. 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
  22. 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  23. 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  24. 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
  26. 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
  28. 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
  29. 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
  30. 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
  31. 31.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) disjoin
  32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
  33. 33.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  34. 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
  35. 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
  38. 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
  39. 39.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
  40. 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. dis-
  3. unsafe
  4. refill
  5. misbehave
  6. not tidy
  7. misunderstand
  8. re-
  9. disallow
  10. replay
  11. not loyal
  12. pre-
  13. un-
  14. recheck
  15. check again
  16. judge before
  17. cook before
  18. use again
  19. preview
  20. disloyal
  21. fill again
  22. not usual
  23. disobey
  24. not happy
  25. rebuild
  26. view before
  27. not well
  28. not agree
  29. count wrongly
  30. heat before
  31. rejoin
  32. unwell
  33. lead wrongly
  34. discontinue
  35. pay before
  36. not common
  37. untidy
  38. reheat
  39. not safe
  40. not lucky

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