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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 981 · 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 “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  2. 2.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) respell
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  5. 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
  6. 6.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  7. 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  10. 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
  11. 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
  12. 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
  13. 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
  14. 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  15. 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
  16. 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
  17. 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
  18. 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
  19. 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
  20. 20.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
  21. 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) pretidy
  22. 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
  23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
  24. 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
  25. 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  26. 26.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
  27. 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
  28. 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
  29. 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
  30. 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  31. 31.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
  32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
  33. 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
  35. 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
  36. 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  37. 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) disfair
  38. 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
  39. 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
  40. 40.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. misspell
  3. pre-
  4. re-
  5. unequal
  6. view before
  7. open again
  8. dis-
  9. mis-
  10. not equal
  11. disallow
  12. not lucky
  13. recheck
  14. misuse
  15. not clear
  16. disagree
  17. not tidy
  18. not respect
  19. pay before
  20. precook
  21. untidy
  22. place wrongly
  23. not safe
  24. not well
  25. not loyal
  26. misbehave
  27. build again
  28. paint again
  29. not honest
  30. judge before
  31. reopen
  32. not obey
  33. not usual
  34. dishonest
  35. reheat
  36. not happy
  37. unfair
  38. unclear
  39. unsafe
  40. spell wrongly

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