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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 995 · 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 “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  2. 2.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
  3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
  6. 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
  7. 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
  8. 8.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) discook (d) miscook
  9. 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
  10. 10.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  11. 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
  12. 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
  13. 13.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
  14. 14.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
  15. 15.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
  16. 16.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
  17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  18. 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
  19. 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
  20. 20.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
  21. 21.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
  22. 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
  23. 23.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) miscount
  24. 24.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
  25. 25.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) unread
  26. 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
  27. 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
  28. 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) misfill
  30. 30.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
  31. 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) retell (d) mistell
  32. 32.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
  33. 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
  34. 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) unlead
  35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
  36. 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
  37. 37.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
  38. 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
  39. 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
  40. 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin

Answer key

  1. mis-
  2. uncommon
  3. re-
  4. dis-
  5. un-
  6. write again
  7. unwell
  8. precook
  9. not clear
  10. recheck
  11. not obey
  12. not equal
  13. misunderstand
  14. read wrongly
  15. open again
  16. disallow
  17. pre-
  18. spell wrongly
  19. not safe
  20. behave wrongly
  21. not continue
  22. not respect
  23. miscount
  24. disrespect
  25. misread
  26. join again
  27. use again
  28. not allow
  29. refill
  30. heat again
  31. retell
  32. pay before
  33. judge before
  34. mislead
  35. not loyal
  36. play again
  37. misbehave
  38. heat before
  39. discontinue
  40. rejoin

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