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Objective: I can spell words beginning with the prefixes; -dis, -mis, - in and –il.

-dis -mis
disappoint misbehave
disagree mislead
disobey misspell
disable misuse
discount misread

-in -il
inactive illuminate
incorrect illegal
independent illogical
invisible illegible
insecure illicit

TWO TO TEST disappoint misbehave

Prefixes change the meaning of the root word that they precede. The prefixes
for the examples above change the meaning of the root words in the following
ways:
mis = wrong.
dis = opposite of.
in and il = not.

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