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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 891 · 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) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  2. 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
  5. 5.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  7. 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
  8. 8.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
  9. 9.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
  10. 10.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
  12. 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
  13. 13.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
  14. 14.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  15. 15.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  16. 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
  17. 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
  18. 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
  20. 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  21. 21.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
  22. 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
  23. 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
  25. 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join before
  26. 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  28. 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  29. 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  30. 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  31. 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  32. 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
  33. 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  34. 34.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
  35. 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
  36. 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
  37. 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
  38. 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  39. 39.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
  40. 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy

Answer key

  1. use wrongly
  2. not continue
  3. mis-
  4. rebuild
  5. revisit
  6. un-
  7. not obey
  8. retell
  9. open again
  10. not honest
  11. disagree
  12. write again
  13. count wrongly
  14. prepay
  15. unwell
  16. behave wrongly
  17. not usual
  18. not respect
  19. discontinue
  20. re-
  21. rewrite
  22. unfair
  23. hear wrongly
  24. miscount
  25. join again
  26. use again
  27. dis-
  28. read wrongly
  29. not lucky
  30. not common
  31. lead wrongly
  32. cook before
  33. heat before
  34. repaint
  35. not tidy
  36. prejudge
  37. misunderstand
  38. paint again
  39. judge before
  40. untidy

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