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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 870 · 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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  3. 3.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
  4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  5. 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
  6. 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
  7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
  8. 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  9. 9.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  10. 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  11. 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
  12. 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
  14. 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  17. 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
  18. 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  20. 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  21. 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
  22. 22.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
  24. 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
  25. 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
  26. 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
  27. 27.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  28. 28.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
  29. 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
  30. 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
  32. 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  33. 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
  35. 35.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
  36. 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
  37. 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
  38. 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
  39. 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
  40. 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again

Answer key

  1. use wrongly
  2. re-
  3. tell again
  4. pre-
  5. lead wrongly
  6. not kind
  7. not equal
  8. revisit
  9. unclear
  10. mishear
  11. repaint
  12. heat before
  13. prejudge
  14. not well
  15. un-
  16. mis-
  17. disloyal
  18. preheat
  19. dis-
  20. view before
  21. check again
  22. misuse
  23. not respect
  24. visit again
  25. paint again
  26. disagree
  27. judge before
  28. disrespect
  29. cook before
  30. place wrongly
  31. misbehave
  32. not clear
  33. not tidy
  34. rejoin
  35. untidy
  36. recheck
  37. unlucky
  38. replay
  39. behave wrongly
  40. not allow

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