Language Arts Grade Four

Unit Five, Lesson Four: The DIS- Prefix

  1. give
  2. five
  3. alive
  4. drive
  5. strive
  6. shack
  7. private
  8. supply
  9. gases
  10. poisonous
  1. gold
  2. copper
  3. silver
  4. zinc
  5. talc
  6. lead
  7. shaft
  8. tunnel
  9. strip
  10. tailings
The DIS- Prefix

You probably already know a bunch of words that begin with the dis- prefix. 


	display		dispair		disagree

	dismal		dispose		dislike

	disprove	disturb		distort
The dis- prefix generally means not or the opposite or absence of something. This makes the meaning of some of the words listed above clear. Consider these examples: 

	dislike - not to like something or someone

	disprove - to prove something or someone wrong

	disagree - not to agree with someone
Here are some sample sentences in which these words are used. 

  He dislikes the long drive to the city.

  The accusation against him was disproven.

  They disagreed about the quickest way to get to the store.

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