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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 991 · 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) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
  3. 3.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
  4. 4.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
  5. 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
  6. 6.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
  7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  8. 8.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
  9. 9.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
  10. 10.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  11. 11.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
  12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  13. 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  14. 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
  15. 15.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) ununderstand
  16. 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
  17. 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
  18. 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
  19. 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
  20. 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
  21. 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
  22. 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
  23. 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
  24. 24.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
  25. 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
  26. 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
  27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
  28. 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
  29. 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) unlead
  30. 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) prehear
  31. 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
  32. 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
  33. 33.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  34. 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
  35. 35.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
  36. 36.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
  37. 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) respell
  38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  39. 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
  40. 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before

Answer key

  1. dis-
  2. not kind
  3. not obey
  4. not clear
  5. fill again
  6. use again
  7. re-
  8. disloyal
  9. prepay
  10. judge before
  11. unusual
  12. un-
  13. hear wrongly
  14. unclear
  15. misunderstand
  16. not happy
  17. lead wrongly
  18. play again
  19. precook
  20. not agree
  21. not common
  22. tell again
  23. read wrongly
  24. rewrite
  25. heat before
  26. count wrongly
  27. not honest
  28. cook before
  29. mislead
  30. mishear
  31. disobey
  32. not usual
  33. pre-
  34. not respect
  35. judge wrongly
  36. misbehave
  37. misspell
  38. mis-
  39. heat again
  40. check again

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