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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 988 · 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 “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
  2. 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
  3. 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
  4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  5. 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
  6. 6.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) relead
  7. 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
  8. 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
  9. 9.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
  10. 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
  11. 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
  12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
  13. 13.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) disread
  14. 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
  15. 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
  16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
  17. 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  18. 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
  19. 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  20. 20.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
  21. 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
  22. 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
  23. 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  24. 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
  25. 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
  26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
  27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  28. 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
  29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  30. 30.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
  31. 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
  32. 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
  33. 33.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
  34. 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
  35. 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
  36. 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
  37. 37.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
  38. 38.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) uncount (d) precount
  40. 40.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) prespell

Answer key

  1. read wrongly
  2. not respect
  3. recheck
  4. mis-
  5. not well
  6. mislead
  7. unlucky
  8. not common
  9. count wrongly
  10. not equal
  11. unfair
  12. not continue
  13. misread
  14. understand wrongly
  15. hear wrongly
  16. un-
  17. unsafe
  18. rebuild
  19. re-
  20. cook before
  21. not happy
  22. heat before
  23. disloyal
  24. unusual
  25. discontinue
  26. not kind
  27. not usual
  28. preheat
  29. pre-
  30. rewrite
  31. unhappy
  32. play again
  33. write again
  34. unwell
  35. build again
  36. view before
  37. not lucky
  38. join again
  39. miscount
  40. misspell

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