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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 98 · 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 “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
  2. 2.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
  3. 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
  4. 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  6. 6.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  7. 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
  8. 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
  11. 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
  12. 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) prewell
  13. 13.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  15. 15.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
  16. 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
  17. 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
  18. 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  19. 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
  20. 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
  21. 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
  22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  23. 23.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
  24. 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
  25. 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
  26. 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  29. 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
  30. 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) repay
  31. 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
  32. 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
  33. 33.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  34. 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) replace
  36. 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  37. 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
  38. 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  39. 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
  40. 40.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly

Answer key

  1. misspell
  2. reheat
  3. behave wrongly
  4. visit again
  5. pre-
  6. judge wrongly
  7. unfair
  8. not safe
  9. un-
  10. pay before
  11. paint again
  12. unwell
  13. unsafe
  14. mis-
  15. heat again
  16. not kind
  17. preview
  18. count wrongly
  19. not obey
  20. place wrongly
  21. not fair
  22. re-
  23. write again
  24. disagree
  25. rebuild
  26. not clear
  27. not well
  28. dis-
  29. check again
  30. prepay
  31. not loyal
  32. join again
  33. not happy
  34. understand wrongly
  35. misplace
  36. not respect
  37. repaint
  38. misuse
  39. not continue
  40. open again

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