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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 96 · 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 respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  3. 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  4. 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
  5. 5.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
  6. 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
  7. 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) preplay
  8. 8.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  13. 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  14. 14.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
  15. 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  16. 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
  17. 17.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
  18. 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
  19. 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
  20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  21. 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
  22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  23. 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
  24. 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  25. 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
  26. 26.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) relead
  27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
  28. 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
  29. 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
  30. 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
  31. 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
  32. 32.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
  33. 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
  34. 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
  35. 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  36. 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
  37. 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  38. 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
  39. 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
  40. 40.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) miscook

Answer key

  1. disrespect
  2. pre-
  3. use wrongly
  4. dishonest
  5. not obey
  6. spell wrongly
  7. replay
  8. misread
  9. re-
  10. unhappy
  11. un-
  12. judge before
  13. heat before
  14. check again
  15. not tidy
  16. revisit
  17. not equal
  18. not happy
  19. reuse
  20. dis-
  21. rejoin
  22. mis-
  23. misuse
  24. not well
  25. lead wrongly
  26. mislead
  27. paint again
  28. prepay
  29. not fair
  30. judge wrongly
  31. not honest
  32. rewrite
  33. tell again
  34. understand wrongly
  35. unusual
  36. not continue
  37. discontinue
  38. untidy
  39. unclear
  40. precook

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