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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 950 · 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) re- (d) un-
  2. 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
  5. 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
  6. 6.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  8. 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  9. 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  10. 10.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  11. 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
  12. 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
  13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  14. 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  15. 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
  16. 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
  17. 17.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place before
  18. 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  20. 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
  21. 21.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
  22. 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  23. 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
  24. 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
  25. 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
  26. 26.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) untell (d) retell
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
  28. 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  29. 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
  30. 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
  31. 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
  32. 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
  33. 33.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
  34. 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  35. 35.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
  36. 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
  37. 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
  38. 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
  39. 39.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  40. 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. not common
  3. re-
  4. disrespect
  5. disobey
  6. cook before
  7. pre-
  8. rewrite
  9. reuse
  10. rebuild
  11. not honest
  12. unclear
  13. mis-
  14. lead wrongly
  15. unequal
  16. understand wrongly
  17. place wrongly
  18. unusual
  19. dis-
  20. not fair
  21. misspell
  22. judge before
  23. unlucky
  24. unsafe
  25. not happy
  26. retell
  27. paint again
  28. heat before
  29. misunderstand
  30. view before
  31. disagree
  32. visit again
  33. misuse
  34. reheat
  35. rejoin
  36. not loyal
  37. miscount
  38. not usual
  39. prepay
  40. disallow

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