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Which is correct? difagree or disagree
disagree
To not obey a rule or command.
disobey
Break disagree into its morphemes.
dis + agree
If connect means “to join,” what would disconnect most likely mean?
to separate or break apart
What is a morpheme?
the smallest meaningful part of a word
Which uses the correct prefix? deactivate or disactivate
deactivate
To go away from a place or leave.
depart
Break decode into its morphemes.
de + code
If something appears, but then disappears, what happened?
it went out of sight
Which word does NOT belong with the others: disagree, disconnect, decode, disappear?
decode
Which uses the correct prefix? decode or discode
decode
To stop something from being connected or to take apart.
disconnect
In disconnect, what does dis- mean and what does connect mean?
dis- = apart/separate and connect = join/link
If you code a secret message, what does it mean to decode it?
to figure out or uncover the message
True or False: The prefix dis- always means “not.”
False. It can also mean "absence of" or "apart from".
Which prefix means down, off, or away?
de
To remove water from something.
dehydrate
Break discovered into its morphemes.
dis + cover + -ed
To have a different opinion or not agree
disagree
Which word means the opposite of increase: decrease, disagree, or discover?
decrease
Which prefixes mean not, absence of, apart from?
dis and dif
To take something apart that was built.
destruct
What is the root/base in departed?
part
to find something that was hidden in the past or unknown
discovered
What suffix in discovered tells us the action happened in the past?
-ed