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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 983 · 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) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  2. 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
  3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  6. 6.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
  7. 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
  8. 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
  9. 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  11. 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
  12. 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
  13. 13.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
  14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  15. 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
  17. 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
  18. 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
  19. 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
  20. 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
  21. 21.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
  22. 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
  23. 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
  24. 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
  25. 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
  26. 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
  28. 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  29. 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
  30. 30.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  31. 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
  32. 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
  33. 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
  34. 34.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
  35. 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
  36. 36.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  37. 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
  38. 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) dislead
  39. 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
  40. 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. unhappy
  3. heat again
  4. dis-
  5. pre-
  6. unlucky
  7. behave wrongly
  8. disagree
  9. not happy
  10. re-
  11. not tidy
  12. unclear
  13. place wrongly
  14. mis-
  15. tell again
  16. uncommon
  17. not loyal
  18. rejoin
  19. preheat
  20. rewrite
  21. discontinue
  22. not equal
  23. not fair
  24. not safe
  25. not common
  26. build again
  27. not usual
  28. hear wrongly
  29. not kind
  30. understand wrongly
  31. rebuild
  32. fill again
  33. reopen
  34. view before
  35. disobey
  36. not well
  37. replay
  38. mislead
  39. write again
  40. heat before

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