1.2.3
'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'
'Dis-' and 'Mis-' Make Words Negative
'Dis-' and 'Mis-' Make Words Negative
Prefixes are letters or words placed at the start of words which change their meaning. The prefixes ‘dis-’ and ‘mis-’ give words negative meanings. Let's look at some examples of words beginning with 'dis' and 'mis'...
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
- Misunderstood means not understood.
Disagree
Disagree
- To disagree means to not agree.
Disappear
Disappear
- To disappear means to vanish or no longer appear.
Misspell
Misspell
- To misspell means to spell wrongly.
Dishonest
Dishonest
- Dishonest means not honest.
'Re-' Means Back or Again
'Re-' Means Back or Again
Prefixes are letters or words placed at the start of words which change their meaning. The prefix ‘re-’ means ‘again’ or ‘back’. Let's look at some examples of words beginning with 're'...
Recycle
Recycle
- To recycle is to use again.
Refresh
Refresh
- To refresh is to make fresh again.
Return
Return
- To return is to send back.
Review
Review
- To review is to look at again.
1Reading
1.1Root Words
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes
1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2Writing
2.1Composition
2.2Conjunctions
2.3Present Perfect Tense
2.5Fronted Adverbials
2.7Homophones
2.7.1Accept & Except
2.7.2Affect & Effect
2.7.3Ball & Bawl
2.7.4Berry & Bury
2.7.5Brake & Break
2.7.6Fair & Fare
2.7.7Grate & Great
2.7.8Groan & Grown
2.7.9Hear & Here
2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll
2.7.11Knot & Not
2.7.12Mail & Male
2.7.13Main & Mane
2.7.14Meat & Meet
2.7.15Medal & Meddle
2.7.16Missed & Mist
2.7.17Peace & Piece
2.7.18Plain & Plane
2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein
2.7.20Scene & Seen
2.7.21Weather & Whether
2.7.22Whose & Who's
2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8Spelling Rules
2.9Using Apostrophes
2.10Using a Dictionary
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1Reading
1.1Root Words
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes
1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2Writing
2.1Composition
2.2Conjunctions
2.3Present Perfect Tense
2.5Fronted Adverbials
2.7Homophones
2.7.1Accept & Except
2.7.2Affect & Effect
2.7.3Ball & Bawl
2.7.4Berry & Bury
2.7.5Brake & Break
2.7.6Fair & Fare
2.7.7Grate & Great
2.7.8Groan & Grown
2.7.9Hear & Here
2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll
2.7.11Knot & Not
2.7.12Mail & Male
2.7.13Main & Mane
2.7.14Meat & Meet
2.7.15Medal & Meddle
2.7.16Missed & Mist
2.7.17Peace & Piece
2.7.18Plain & Plane
2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein
2.7.20Scene & Seen
2.7.21Weather & Whether
2.7.22Whose & Who's
2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8Spelling Rules
2.9Using Apostrophes
2.10Using a Dictionary
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