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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 860 · 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 “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  3. 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  4. 4.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
  5. 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
  6. 6.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
  7. 7.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  10. 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  13. 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
  15. 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  17. 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
  18. 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  19. 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
  21. 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  22. 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
  23. 23.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
  24. 24.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
  25. 25.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
  26. 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
  27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  28. 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
  29. 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  30. 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  31. 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
  32. 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
  33. 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
  34. 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  35. 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  36. 36.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  37. 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
  38. 38.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  39. 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  40. 40.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell

Answer key

  1. hear wrongly
  2. re-
  3. heat before
  4. not well
  5. precook
  6. discontinue
  7. reuse
  8. un-
  9. judge before
  10. not fair
  11. revisit
  12. not continue
  13. not equal
  14. uncommon
  15. use again
  16. pre-
  17. disallow
  18. unclear
  19. count wrongly
  20. replay
  21. check again
  22. unsafe
  23. visit again
  24. not common
  25. repaint
  26. prejudge
  27. dis-
  28. heat again
  29. reheat
  30. fill again
  31. not clear
  32. recheck
  33. reopen
  34. misplace
  35. lead wrongly
  36. understand wrongly
  37. rejoin
  38. unwell
  39. mis-
  40. retell

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