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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 924 · 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 “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
  2. 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  4. 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
  6. 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
  8. 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
  9. 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
  10. 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  11. 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  13. 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) prepay
  14. 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
  15. 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
  16. 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
  17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
  18. 18.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
  19. 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) precook (d) uncook
  20. 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
  21. 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  23. 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
  24. 24.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  25. 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  26. 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
  27. 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  28. 28.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) reread (d) misread
  29. 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
  30. 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
  31. 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  32. 32.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  33. 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  35. 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
  37. 37.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
  38. 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  39. 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) disfair

Answer key

  1. misuse
  2. not clear
  3. pre-
  4. mishear
  5. dis-
  6. re-
  7. miscount
  8. preview
  9. use wrongly
  10. use again
  11. unwell
  12. un-
  13. prepay
  14. discontinue
  15. rewrite
  16. paint again
  17. not happy
  18. unlucky
  19. precook
  20. misspell
  21. not agree
  22. mis-
  23. count wrongly
  24. repaint
  25. reheat
  26. not continue
  27. prejudge
  28. misread
  29. reuse
  30. cook before
  31. visit again
  32. heat before
  33. not respect
  34. preheat
  35. judge before
  36. reopen
  37. write again
  38. not tidy
  39. not allow
  40. unfair

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