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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 895 · 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 prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
  3. 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  5. 5.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
  6. 6.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  8. 8.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) disspell
  9. 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  10. 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
  11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  13. 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  14. 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
  15. 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) discount
  16. 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  17. 17.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  19. 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
  20. 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  21. 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  22. 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
  23. 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
  24. 24.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  26. 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
  27. 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
  28. 28.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  29. 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
  30. 30.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  31. 31.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
  32. 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
  33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  34. 34.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
  35. 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
  36. 36.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
  37. 37.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  38. 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  39. 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place before
  40. 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) disallow

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. not clear
  3. not tidy
  4. mis-
  5. disagree
  6. mishear
  7. pre-
  8. misspell
  9. not allow
  10. tell again
  11. not equal
  12. un-
  13. not fair
  14. not loyal
  15. miscount
  16. misjudge
  17. discontinue
  18. dis-
  19. visit again
  20. not lucky
  21. not honest
  22. dishonest
  23. build again
  24. behave wrongly
  25. misuse
  26. misunderstand
  27. join again
  28. rebuild
  29. cook before
  30. unsafe
  31. fill again
  32. lead wrongly
  33. not well
  34. count wrongly
  35. disobey
  36. understand wrongly
  37. heat before
  38. judge wrongly
  39. place wrongly
  40. disallow

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