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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 869 · 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 “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  3. 3.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  5. 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
  6. 6.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
  7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
  9. 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  10. 10.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  11. 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  12. 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
  13. 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
  14. 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) miscook
  15. 15.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
  16. 16.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) prepay
  17. 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  18. 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  19. 19.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
  20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  21. 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
  22. 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  24. 24.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
  25. 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
  26. 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
  27. 27.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  28. 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
  29. 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
  30. 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) display
  31. 31.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
  32. 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  33. 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  34. 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  35. 35.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  36. 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
  37. 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
  38. 38.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  39. 39.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
  40. 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit

Answer key

  1. use wrongly
  2. dis-
  3. reuse
  4. re-
  5. rewrite
  6. disloyal
  7. mis-
  8. unkind
  9. place wrongly
  10. judge before
  11. recheck
  12. not kind
  13. unlucky
  14. precook
  15. unusual
  16. prepay
  17. not tidy
  18. preheat
  19. disobey
  20. pre-
  21. unhappy
  22. count wrongly
  23. un-
  24. misunderstand
  25. unsafe
  26. not obey
  27. view before
  28. uncommon
  29. not equal
  30. replay
  31. spell wrongly
  32. discontinue
  33. not safe
  34. disagree
  35. write again
  36. not usual
  37. judge wrongly
  38. not clear
  39. not honest
  40. revisit

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