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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 871 · 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 “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  2. 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
  3. 3.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
  4. 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
  7. 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  10. 10.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) recommon
  11. 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
  12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
  13. 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) mishear
  14. 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
  15. 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  16. 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  17. 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  18. 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
  19. 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  20. 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view again
  21. 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) disusual
  22. 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
  23. 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
  24. 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  25. 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  27. 27.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
  28. 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
  29. 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  30. 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
  31. 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
  32. 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
  33. 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  34. 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
  35. 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  36. 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
  37. 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) precheck
  39. 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
  40. 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow

Answer key

  1. reuse
  2. not equal
  3. discontinue
  4. play again
  5. pre-
  6. not allow
  7. hear wrongly
  8. un-
  9. rebuild
  10. uncommon
  11. prepay
  12. not safe
  13. mishear
  14. cook before
  15. re-
  16. heat before
  17. lead wrongly
  18. not lucky
  19. mis-
  20. view before
  21. unusual
  22. unlucky
  23. unfair
  24. dishonest
  25. understand wrongly
  26. not clear
  27. write again
  28. unequal
  29. unclear
  30. spell wrongly
  31. unkind
  32. not kind
  33. not usual
  34. build again
  35. unwell
  36. reopen
  37. not common
  38. recheck
  39. misuse
  40. disallow

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