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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 945 · 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 “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) disfair
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  4. 4.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
  5. 5.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
  6. 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  8. 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
  9. 9.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
  10. 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) unplace
  11. 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
  12. 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
  13. 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  14. 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
  15. 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
  16. 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) prebuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
  17. 17.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) disspell (d) misspell
  18. 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  19. 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
  20. 20.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  21. 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
  22. 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
  23. 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
  24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  25. 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
  26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  28. 28.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
  29. 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
  30. 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
  31. 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  32. 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
  33. 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
  34. 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) misread (d) unread
  35. 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
  36. 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
  37. 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
  38. 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) relead
  39. 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal

Answer key

  1. unfair
  2. un-
  3. judge before
  4. build again
  5. join again
  6. reopen
  7. pre-
  8. not safe
  9. count wrongly
  10. misplace
  11. not happy
  12. misbehave
  13. not common
  14. understand wrongly
  15. unequal
  16. rebuild
  17. misspell
  18. tell again
  19. not obey
  20. unclear
  21. not honest
  22. not well
  23. check again
  24. dis-
  25. not clear
  26. re-
  27. preheat
  28. discontinue
  29. recheck
  30. unlucky
  31. mis-
  32. play again
  33. hear wrongly
  34. misread
  35. not usual
  36. judge wrongly
  37. misjudge
  38. mislead
  39. not lucky
  40. disloyal

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