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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 862 · 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 “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  2. 2.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
  3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  4. 4.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
  5. 5.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) misfair
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  10. 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  11. 11.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  12. 12.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) uncook
  13. 13.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
  14. 14.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
  15. 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
  16. 16.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
  18. 18.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
  19. 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
  20. 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
  22. 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  24. 24.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
  25. 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
  26. 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  27. 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
  28. 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) dispay
  29. 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
  30. 30.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  31. 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
  32. 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
  33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
  34. 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
  35. 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) distell
  36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  38. 38.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
  39. 39.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
  40. 40.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand

Answer key

  1. not tidy
  2. unsafe
  3. not well
  4. unusual
  5. unlucky
  6. pre-
  7. unfair
  8. un-
  9. heat again
  10. mis-
  11. rebuild
  12. precook
  13. reopen
  14. check again
  15. prejudge
  16. hear wrongly
  17. unkind
  18. join again
  19. not equal
  20. refill
  21. not common
  22. not clear
  23. re-
  24. mislead
  25. unclear
  26. not lucky
  27. recheck
  28. prepay
  29. use again
  30. reuse
  31. not agree
  32. judge before
  33. mishear
  34. place wrongly
  35. retell
  36. unwell
  37. dis-
  38. unequal
  39. disagree
  40. misunderstand

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