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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 980 · 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 “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
  2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
  5. 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
  6. 6.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
  7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
  8. 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
  9. 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  10. 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) review (d) unview
  12. 12.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
  13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  14. 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
  15. 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
  16. 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
  17. 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) view before
  18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
  20. 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  21. 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
  22. 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
  23. 23.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
  24. 24.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
  25. 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
  26. 26.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
  27. 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  28. 28.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
  29. 29.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  30. 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
  31. 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
  32. 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
  33. 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit before
  34. 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
  35. 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
  36. 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  37. 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
  38. 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
  39. 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
  40. 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect

Answer key

  1. not kind
  2. un-
  3. dis-
  4. heat again
  5. rebuild
  6. heat before
  7. not honest
  8. not well
  9. reheat
  10. write again
  11. preview
  12. check again
  13. pre-
  14. spell wrongly
  15. uncommon
  16. not respect
  17. view before
  18. re-
  19. not common
  20. not lucky
  21. misuse
  22. not fair
  23. unequal
  24. understand wrongly
  25. not loyal
  26. not usual
  27. mis-
  28. revisit
  29. use wrongly
  30. not happy
  31. play again
  32. unwell
  33. visit again
  34. untidy
  35. unusual
  36. misjudge
  37. prepay
  38. cook before
  39. join again
  40. disrespect

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