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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 982 · 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 “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
  5. 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
  6. 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
  7. 7.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
  8. 8.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) displace
  9. 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
  10. 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  11. 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  13. 13.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) untell
  14. 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
  15. 15.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
  17. 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  18. 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
  19. 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  20. 20.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
  21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
  22. 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
  23. 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
  24. 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
  25. 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) relead
  26. 26.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
  27. 27.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
  28. 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) miscount
  29. 29.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
  30. 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
  31. 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) refill
  32. 32.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
  33. 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
  34. 34.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
  35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
  36. 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
  37. 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
  38. 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
  39. 39.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
  40. 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before

Answer key

  1. pre-
  2. not continue
  3. un-
  4. check again
  5. rebuild
  6. reopen
  7. disagree
  8. misplace
  9. use wrongly
  10. mis-
  11. write again
  12. dis-
  13. retell
  14. understand wrongly
  15. lead wrongly
  16. disobey
  17. join again
  18. mishear
  19. fill again
  20. not obey
  21. not lucky
  22. reuse
  23. not well
  24. read wrongly
  25. mislead
  26. misbehave
  27. misuse
  28. miscount
  29. judge before
  30. not fair
  31. refill
  32. revisit
  33. visit again
  34. use again
  35. not loyal
  36. heat before
  37. unsafe
  38. not respect
  39. misjudge
  40. not safe

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