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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 997 · 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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
  2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  3. 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
  4. 4.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
  5. 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
  6. 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
  7. 7.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  9. 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
  10. 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
  11. 11.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
  12. 12.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
  13. 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
  14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
  16. 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
  17. 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
  18. 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
  19. 19.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
  20. 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
  21. 21.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
  22. 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
  23. 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  24. 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
  25. 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
  26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
  27. 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) display
  28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
  29. 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
  30. 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
  31. 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
  32. 32.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
  33. 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
  34. 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
  35. 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
  36. 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
  37. 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
  38. 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
  39. 39.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
  40. 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again

Answer key

  1. pay before
  2. re-
  3. reopen
  4. unclear
  5. not respect
  6. visit again
  7. play again
  8. un-
  9. spell wrongly
  10. dishonest
  11. misspell
  12. misread
  13. not well
  14. pre-
  15. mis-
  16. not common
  17. miscount
  18. not usual
  19. disagree
  20. mishear
  21. not clear
  22. unhappy
  23. read wrongly
  24. build again
  25. unsafe
  26. not kind
  27. replay
  28. dis-
  29. unfair
  30. use wrongly
  31. rewrite
  32. not allow
  33. misjudge
  34. paint again
  35. misunderstand
  36. rejoin
  37. preview
  38. behave wrongly
  39. rebuild
  40. not agree

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