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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 999 · 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 “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
  2. 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
  3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  4. 4.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
  5. 5.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
  6. 6.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
  7. 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
  8. 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
  9. 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  12. 12.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
  13. 13.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
  14. 14.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
  15. 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
  16. 16.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
  17. 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
  18. 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
  19. 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
  20. 20.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
  21. 21.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
  22. 22.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
  23. 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
  24. 24.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
  25. 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
  26. 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
  27. 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  28. 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) diswell
  29. 29.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
  30. 30.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) refill
  31. 31.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
  32. 32.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
  33. 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  34. 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
  35. 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  36. 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
  37. 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
  38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  39. 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) prebehave
  40. 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again

Answer key

  1. build again
  2. not common
  3. pre-
  4. rejoin
  5. miscount
  6. heat again
  7. write again
  8. untidy
  9. not tidy
  10. re-
  11. un-
  12. precook
  13. check again
  14. pay before
  15. not usual
  16. hear wrongly
  17. not fair
  18. cook before
  19. unhappy
  20. judge before
  21. unsafe
  22. spell wrongly
  23. use wrongly
  24. play again
  25. not loyal
  26. not honest
  27. judge wrongly
  28. unwell
  29. dishonest
  30. refill
  31. reheat
  32. rebuild
  33. mis-
  34. visit again
  35. not kind
  36. revisit
  37. unclear
  38. dis-
  39. misbehave
  40. paint again

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