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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 879 · 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 “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  3. 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  4. 4.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
  5. 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
  6. 6.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  7. 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  9. 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
  10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  11. 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
  12. 12.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
  13. 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  15. 15.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
  16. 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
  17. 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  18. 18.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
  19. 19.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) precount (d) recount
  20. 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
  21. 21.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
  22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  23. 23.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) prepay
  24. 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
  26. 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) pretidy
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
  29. 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  30. 30.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) unfill
  31. 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
  32. 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  33. 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) miscook (d) precook
  34. 34.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
  35. 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) disopen
  36. 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  37. 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
  38. 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
  39. 39.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  40. 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before

Answer key

  1. misunderstand
  2. dis-
  3. misplace
  4. not clear
  5. lead wrongly
  6. reuse
  7. disallow
  8. mis-
  9. not equal
  10. un-
  11. not obey
  12. open again
  13. not fair
  14. re-
  15. rebuild
  16. pay before
  17. join again
  18. place wrongly
  19. miscount
  20. misjudge
  21. tell again
  22. unclear
  23. prepay
  24. unwell
  25. check again
  26. untidy
  27. not honest
  28. disobey
  29. not loyal
  30. refill
  31. uncommon
  32. unequal
  33. precook
  34. rewrite
  35. reopen
  36. paint again
  37. not usual
  38. judge before
  39. pre-
  40. judge wrongly

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