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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 994 · 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 word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
  2. 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
  3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  6. 6.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) prelead
  7. 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
  8. 8.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  9. 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
  10. 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
  11. 11.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
  12. 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
  13. 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
  14. 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
  15. 15.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) reread (d) unread
  17. 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  19. 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
  20. 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
  21. 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  22. 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
  23. 23.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
  24. 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
  25. 25.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  26. 26.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
  27. 27.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
  28. 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
  29. 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
  30. 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
  31. 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  32. 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
  33. 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  34. 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
  35. 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
  36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
  37. 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) replace (d) misplace
  38. 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  39. 39.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) preview (d) disview
  40. 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again

Answer key

  1. disrespect
  2. not loyal
  3. mis-
  4. not common
  5. dis-
  6. mislead
  7. not clear
  8. not equal
  9. not usual
  10. mishear
  11. view before
  12. not lucky
  13. fill again
  14. preheat
  15. heat again
  16. misread
  17. re-
  18. un-
  19. paint again
  20. misuse
  21. pre-
  22. write again
  23. understand wrongly
  24. not happy
  25. spell wrongly
  26. unclear
  27. not continue
  28. unhappy
  29. prejudge
  30. heat before
  31. misjudge
  32. play again
  33. use wrongly
  34. dishonest
  35. judge before
  36. open again
  37. misplace
  38. judge wrongly
  39. preview
  40. hear wrongly

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