Exploring the Mis- Prefix in English Vocabulary

The video tutorial introduces the Latin and Greek root 'Miss', which means ill, bad, wrong, opposite, or negative. It explains how this root is used in various words such as misbehave, misheard, misidentify, misinform, misjudge, mislead, misplace, and misread. Each word is defined and contextualized with examples to illustrate its meaning and usage. The tutorial aims to enhance vocabulary by understanding the root and its application in different contexts.

What does the root 'Miss' mean?

• Correct

• Ill or Bad

• Good

• Positive

What does 'misbehave' mean?

• Act correctly

• Act badly

• Listen carefully

• Recognize someone

If someone 'misheard' something, what did they do?

• Informed correctly

• Acted correctly

• Did not hear it correctly

• Heard it correctly

What does 'misidentify' mean?

• Identify correctly

• Inform correctly

• Wrongly point out

• Judge correctly

If someone 'misinformed' you, what did they do?

• Told you the correct information

• Led you correctly

• Told you the wrong information

• Judged you correctly

What does 'misjudge' mean?

• Form a correct opinion

• Form an incorrect opinion

• Lead correctly

• Place correctly

If someone 'misled' you, what did they do?

• Showed the correct way

• Placed correctly

• Showed the wrong way

• Read correctly

What does 'misplace' mean?

• Judge something correctly

• Read something correctly

• Lose something

• Put something in the right place

If you 'misread' something, what did you do?

• Placed it correctly

• Led it correctly

• Read it wrongly

• Read it correctly

What is the meaning of 'misdeed'?

• A positive action

• A good action

• A bad action

• A correct action