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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 87 · 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 word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
  2. 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  3. 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
  4. 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  6. 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  8. 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
  9. 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
  10. 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  12. 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
  13. 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  14. 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  15. 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
  16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  18. 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
  19. 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
  20. 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) misfill
  21. 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
  22. 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
  23. 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
  24. 24.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  25. 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
  26. 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
  27. 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
  28. 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) prefair
  29. 29.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  30. 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
  31. 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  32. 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  33. 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
  34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
  35. 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  36. 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
  37. 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
  38. 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
  39. 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) miscook
  40. 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite

Answer key

  1. preheat
  2. lead wrongly
  3. misuse
  4. reheat
  5. un-
  6. visit again
  7. not tidy
  8. view before
  9. dishonest
  10. reuse
  11. dis-
  12. use again
  13. prepay
  14. not lucky
  15. write again
  16. re-
  17. pre-
  18. not honest
  19. unequal
  20. refill
  21. heat before
  22. misunderstand
  23. place wrongly
  24. cook before
  25. mislead
  26. prejudge
  27. join again
  28. unfair
  29. use wrongly
  30. rebuild
  31. mis-
  32. unusual
  33. pay before
  34. rejoin
  35. not fair
  36. unclear
  37. miscount
  38. judge before
  39. precook
  40. rewrite

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