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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 944 · 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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
  3. 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
  4. 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
  5. 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  7. 7.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  9. 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
  10. 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
  11. 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
  12. 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
  13. 13.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
  14. 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
  15. 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  16. 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  17. 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) rekind
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  19. 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
  20. 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
  21. 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
  22. 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
  24. 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
  25. 25.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
  26. 26.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
  27. 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  28. 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  29. 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  30. 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
  31. 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
  32. 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  33. 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
  35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
  36. 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
  37. 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
  38. 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  39. 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  40. 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. recheck
  3. disobey
  4. discontinue
  5. not lucky
  6. mis-
  7. tell again
  8. re-
  9. not tidy
  10. count wrongly
  11. not common
  12. hear wrongly
  13. disagree
  14. not safe
  15. pre-
  16. not allow
  17. unkind
  18. un-
  19. unlucky
  20. mishear
  21. untidy
  22. misplace
  23. not respect
  24. pay before
  25. not honest
  26. refill
  27. judge wrongly
  28. not clear
  29. read wrongly
  30. not obey
  31. uncommon
  32. lead wrongly
  33. build again
  34. prejudge
  35. not loyal
  36. not kind
  37. paint again
  38. heat again
  39. reopen
  40. disloyal

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