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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 975 · 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 “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  2. 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
  3. 3.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
  4. 4.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) misplay
  5. 5.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
  6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  7. 7.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
  8. 8.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
  9. 9.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
  10. 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
  12. 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
  13. 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
  14. 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
  15. 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
  16. 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  17. 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
  18. 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
  19. 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  20. 20.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
  21. 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
  22. 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
  23. 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  25. 25.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
  26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
  27. 27.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
  28. 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  30. 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
  31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  32. 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  33. 33.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) preplace
  34. 34.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
  35. 35.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
  36. 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
  37. 37.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
  38. 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) unview (d) disview
  39. 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
  40. 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly

Answer key

  1. re-
  2. not equal
  3. not respect
  4. replay
  5. misspell
  6. dis-
  7. preheat
  8. misread
  9. tell again
  10. heat again
  11. repaint
  12. cook before
  13. visit again
  14. not agree
  15. use again
  16. prejudge
  17. behave wrongly
  18. unfair
  19. misuse
  20. unclear
  21. rejoin
  22. uncommon
  23. pre-
  24. count wrongly
  25. read wrongly
  26. not kind
  27. fill again
  28. not continue
  29. misunderstand
  30. build again
  31. un-
  32. not clear
  33. misplace
  34. disallow
  35. discontinue
  36. mis-
  37. unhappy
  38. preview
  39. heat before
  40. understand wrongly

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