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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 902 · 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 “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  4. 4.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace
  5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  6. 6.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
  7. 7.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  8. 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
  9. 9.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) unspell
  10. 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  11. 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
  12. 12.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) uncount
  13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  14. 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
  15. 15.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  16. 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
  17. 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
  18. 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
  20. 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
  21. 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  22. 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
  23. 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  24. 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
  25. 25.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
  26. 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  28. 28.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
  29. 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
  30. 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
  31. 31.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
  33. 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
  34. 34.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
  35. 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
  36. 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
  37. 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
  38. 38.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  39. 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
  40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) misread (d) reread

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. write again
  3. un-
  4. misplace
  5. mis-
  6. replay
  7. not kind
  8. cook before
  9. misspell
  10. prepay
  11. read wrongly
  12. miscount
  13. re-
  14. not fair
  15. count wrongly
  16. behave wrongly
  17. spell wrongly
  18. heat before
  19. misjudge
  20. mishear
  21. misuse
  22. unusual
  23. reheat
  24. open again
  25. not continue
  26. judge before
  27. not usual
  28. fill again
  29. not happy
  30. unequal
  31. discontinue
  32. unwell
  33. uncommon
  34. unkind
  35. prejudge
  36. not tidy
  37. not obey
  38. not clear
  39. understand wrongly
  40. misread

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