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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 97 · 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 “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
  2. 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
  5. 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
  6. 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
  7. 7.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) disspell
  8. 8.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
  11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  12. 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
  13. 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  14. 14.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
  15. 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  16. 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
  17. 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
  18. 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
  19. 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  20. 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
  21. 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
  22. 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
  23. 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  24. 24.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
  25. 25.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
  27. 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
  28. 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) prekind
  29. 29.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
  30. 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  31. 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
  32. 32.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  33. 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
  34. 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  35. 35.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
  36. 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) unopen
  37. 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
  38. 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
  39. 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly

Answer key

  1. tell again
  2. judge wrongly
  3. un-
  4. dis-
  5. not lucky
  6. disobey
  7. misspell
  8. misread
  9. re-
  10. pre-
  11. mis-
  12. build again
  13. not usual
  14. place wrongly
  15. view before
  16. use wrongly
  17. misjudge
  18. unclear
  19. not loyal
  20. unequal
  21. disagree
  22. pay before
  23. not respect
  24. paint again
  25. hear wrongly
  26. untidy
  27. uncommon
  28. unkind
  29. disloyal
  30. not honest
  31. lead wrongly
  32. not common
  33. discontinue
  34. unhappy
  35. not continue
  36. reopen
  37. check again
  38. misunderstand
  39. heat before
  40. not obey

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