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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 884 · 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 again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  4. 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
  7. 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  8. 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
  9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
  11. 11.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
  12. 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
  16. 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
  17. 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
  18. 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
  19. 19.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  20. 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
  21. 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
  22. 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  23. 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
  25. 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) miscook (d) recook
  26. 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
  28. 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
  29. 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
  30. 30.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
  31. 31.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  32. 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  33. 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
  34. 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  35. 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
  36. 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
  37. 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
  38. 38.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
  39. 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  40. 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly

Answer key

  1. reheat
  2. dis-
  3. unwell
  4. unkind
  5. mis-
  6. not tidy
  7. not clear
  8. rewrite
  9. pre-
  10. play again
  11. not safe
  12. unlucky
  13. re-
  14. un-
  15. not happy
  16. unfair
  17. disallow
  18. prejudge
  19. misplace
  20. misspell
  21. cook before
  22. count wrongly
  23. not common
  24. not usual
  25. precook
  26. disobey
  27. not honest
  28. unequal
  29. unhappy
  30. not allow
  31. not lucky
  32. paint again
  33. replay
  34. spell wrongly
  35. not equal
  36. preview
  37. repaint
  38. understand wrongly
  39. open again
  40. place wrongly

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