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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 985 · 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) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  2. 2.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
  5. 5.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) misplace
  6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
  8. 8.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
  9. 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  10. 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
  11. 11.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  12. 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
  13. 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
  14. 14.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
  15. 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
  16. 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
  17. 17.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) misspell
  18. 18.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
  19. 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) not paint
  20. 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
  21. 21.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
  22. 22.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
  23. 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
  24. 24.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
  25. 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
  26. 26.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
  27. 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
  28. 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
  30. 30.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  31. 31.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
  32. 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
  33. 33.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) discount
  34. 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  35. 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  36. 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
  37. 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
  38. 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
  39. 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) misfill
  40. 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. view before
  3. mis-
  4. disloyal
  5. misplace
  6. pre-
  7. re-
  8. misunderstand
  9. judge before
  10. dishonest
  11. judge wrongly
  12. hear wrongly
  13. not lucky
  14. check again
  15. not equal
  16. not usual
  17. misspell
  18. pay before
  19. paint again
  20. read wrongly
  21. disobey
  22. not allow
  23. recheck
  24. play again
  25. not tidy
  26. discontinue
  27. heat before
  28. count wrongly
  29. unclear
  30. unhappy
  31. not well
  32. visit again
  33. miscount
  34. not respect
  35. un-
  36. unwell
  37. uncommon
  38. misbehave
  39. refill
  40. tell again

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