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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 898 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  3. 3.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
  4. 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
  5. 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  6. 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
  7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  8. 8.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) not tell
  9. 9.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review
  10. 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  12. 12.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
  13. 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
  14. 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  15. 15.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
  16. 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
  17. 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
  20. 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  21. 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
  22. 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
  23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  24. 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
  25. 25.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay again
  26. 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
  27. 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  28. 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
  29. 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
  30. 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  31. 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
  32. 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
  33. 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) untell
  34. 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
  37. 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace
  38. 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
  39. 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
  40. 40.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. re-
  3. refill
  4. join again
  5. use again
  6. recheck
  7. dis-
  8. tell again
  9. preview
  10. not allow
  11. misbehave
  12. rejoin
  13. understand wrongly
  14. lead wrongly
  15. dishonest
  16. behave wrongly
  17. reheat
  18. pre-
  19. check again
  20. not well
  21. replay
  22. visit again
  23. un-
  24. build again
  25. pay before
  26. hear wrongly
  27. use wrongly
  28. uncommon
  29. repaint
  30. not continue
  31. not happy
  32. read wrongly
  33. retell
  34. unfair
  35. prejudge
  36. unsafe
  37. misplace
  38. unlucky
  39. disobey
  40. open again

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