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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 865 · 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 “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  3. 3.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
  4. 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  5. 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  10. 10.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
  11. 11.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  13. 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  14. 14.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
  15. 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
  16. 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
  17. 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
  18. 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
  19. 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
  20. 20.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
  21. 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  22. 22.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
  23. 23.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
  24. 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
  25. 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) preplace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  26. 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
  27. 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
  28. 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
  29. 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
  30. 30.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  31. 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
  32. 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) unlead
  33. 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
  34. 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
  35. 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  37. 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
  38. 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  39. 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
  40. 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. judge wrongly
  3. open again
  4. write again
  5. not loyal
  6. mis-
  7. misjudge
  8. pre-
  9. un-
  10. not honest
  11. check again
  12. dis-
  13. rewrite
  14. prepay
  15. not obey
  16. not allow
  17. dishonest
  18. visit again
  19. lead wrongly
  20. tell again
  21. reuse
  22. join again
  23. retell
  24. recheck
  25. misplace
  26. unkind
  27. cook before
  28. not fair
  29. not happy
  30. discontinue
  31. not continue
  32. mislead
  33. read wrongly
  34. hear wrongly
  35. place wrongly
  36. reheat
  37. disobey
  38. use again
  39. paint again
  40. misuse

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