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Prefixes un-, re- and pre- change the meaning

2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.2.4.B · England: Y2 Vocabulary, Y3 Spelling (prefixes)

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Question 1
What does "repaint" mean?
- A. paint before
- B. not paint
- C. paint again
- D. paint badly
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Question 2
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. We watched a ___ of the new film. (a look before)
- A. review
- B. unview
- C. preview
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Question 3
What does "replay" mean?
- A. play again
- B. play before
- C. not play
- D. play badly
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Question 4
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. It is ___ to leave your bike out in the rain. (not wise)
- A. rewise
- B. prewise
- C. unwise
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Question 5
What does "prepay" mean?
- A. not pay
- B. pay before
- C. pay too much
- D. pay again
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Question 6
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. The game froze, so we had to ___ it. (start again)
- A. prestart
- B. restart
- C. unstart
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Question 7
What does "preheat" mean?
- A. heat a lot
- B. heat again
- C. heat before
- D. not heat
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Question 8
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. I could not open the box, so Dad helped me ___ the lid. (opposite of screw)
- A. prescrew
- B. unscrew
- C. rescrew
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Question 9
What does "reread" mean?
- A. read badly
- B. not read
- C. read before
- D. read again
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Question 10
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. We watched a ___ of the new film. (a look before)
- A. unview
- B. review
- C. preview
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Question 11
What does "preview" mean?
- A. see before
- B. see clearly
- C. not see
- D. see again
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Question 12
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. The oven needs to ___ before the cake goes in. (heat before)
- A. unheat
- B. reheat
- C. preheat
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Question 13
What does "unlock" mean?
- A. do the opposite of lock
- B. lock again
- C. lock before
- D. lock tightly
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Question 14
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. It is ___ to leave your bike out in the rain. (not wise)
- A. unwise
- B. prewise
- C. rewise
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Question 15
What does "preschool" mean?
- A. not school
- B. the school before big school
- C. school again
- D. a school for teachers
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Question 16
Which word fits? Use the clue in brackets. The game froze, so we had to ___ it. (start again)
- A. prestart
- B. restart
- C. unstart

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