Understanding Prefixes: Mis, Dis, Pre

The video tutorial explains the use of prefixes 'dis', 'mis', and 'pre'. It provides examples of words with these prefixes, such as 'disagree', 'misspell', and 'preschool'. The tutorial also discusses the meanings of these prefixes, highlighting that 'dis' and 'mis' often imply negation or incorrectness, while 'pre' indicates something occurring before another event. Additionally, the video addresses oddball words like 'precious', which do not follow the typical prefix rules.

What is the primary function of prefixes in words?

• To pluralize a noun

• To indicate the gender of a noun

• To modify the meaning of the base word

• To change the tense of a verb

Which of the following words uses the prefix 'dis'?

• Preheat

• Misplace

• Preschool

• Disagree

What does the prefix 'dis' generally mean?

• Before

• Wrongly

• Not or opposite of

• Together

Which word means 'to not be loyal'?

• Unloyal

• Preloyal

• Misloyal

• Disloyal

What does the prefix 'mis' generally indicate?

• Before

• Not or opposite of

• Together

• Wrongly

Which of the following words means 'to spell incorrectly'?

• Prespell

• Dispel

• Unspell

• Misspell

Which word means 'to treat wrongly'?

• Distreat

• Pretreat

• Untreat

• Mistreat

Which of the following words means 'to behave wrongly'?

• Disbehave

• Prebehave

• Misbehave

• Unbehave

Which word means 'to judge wrongly'?

• Prejudge

• Misjudge

• Unjudge

• Disjudge

Which of the following words means 'to match wrongly'?

• Mismatch

• DisMatch

• Unmatch

• Prematch