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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 964 · 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.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  3. 3.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
  4. 4.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  5. 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
  6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
  7. 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
  8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  9. 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
  10. 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
  11. 11.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
  12. 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
  13. 13.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) miskind
  14. 14.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
  15. 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
  16. 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  17. 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
  18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  19. 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
  20. 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  21. 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
  22. 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
  24. 24.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) dispay
  25. 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
  26. 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
  27. 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  28. 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
  29. 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
  30. 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
  31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  32. 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
  33. 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
  34. 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  35. 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
  36. 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  37. 37.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
  38. 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
  39. 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  40. 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite

Answer key

  1. not common
  2. pre-
  3. unhappy
  4. not usual
  5. reopen
  6. not tidy
  7. disallow
  8. re-
  9. spell wrongly
  10. reuse
  11. misbehave
  12. uncommon
  13. unkind
  14. rejoin
  15. untidy
  16. not loyal
  17. unwell
  18. mis-
  19. hear wrongly
  20. not agree
  21. precook
  22. disobey
  23. not respect
  24. prepay
  25. misunderstand
  26. not safe
  27. place wrongly
  28. repaint
  29. open again
  30. not well
  31. un-
  32. recheck
  33. build again
  34. use wrongly
  35. lead wrongly
  36. dis-
  37. pay before
  38. visit again
  39. prejudge
  40. rewrite

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