Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Prefix dis (Questions)

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This 'Prefix dis' spelling quiz introduces elementary school children to words that can follow these three letters.

If you like something, you can say ‘I like it’ if you don’t like something you can add ‘dis’ to the beginning of the word and say ‘I dislike it’. These three letters change the meaning of the word. Test your knowledge on spellings with the prefix dis.

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What happens to a word when you add 'dis' to the beginning?

[ ]	It makes the word look funny.
[ ]	It changes the word to mean the opposite.
[ ]	It changes the word to mean the same thing but a little different.
[ ]	It turns it into a describing word.

Which word can you not put 'dis' in front of?

[ ]	like
[ ]	obey
[ ]	laugh
[ ]	honest

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of used?

[ ]	dissused
[ ]	dissed
[ ]	disusd
[ ]	disused

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of able?

[ ]	dissable
[ ]	disable
[ ]	disabl
[ ]	dis-able

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of appear?

[ ]	disappear
[ ]	disappeer
[ ]	disapear
[ ]	diseppear

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of connect?

[ ]	dissconnect
[ ]	disconect
[ ]	disconnect
[ ]	disconnet

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of honest?

[ ]	disonest
[ ]	dishonnest
[ ]	dishunest
[ ]	dishonest

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of trust?

[ ]	disstrust
[ ]	distrust
[ ]	distruste
[ ]	destrust

Which of these words doesn't show 'dis' as a prefix but instead as part of a word?

[ ]	dislike
[ ]	disagree
[ ]	distant
[ ]	disable

10.

Which of these words that begin with 'dis' is spelled incorrectly?

[ ]	dissaster
[ ]	disease
[ ]	distant
[ ]	disgusting

Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Prefix dis (Answers)

What happens to a word when you add 'dis' to the beginning?

[ ]	It makes the word look funny.
[x]	It changes the word to mean the opposite.
[ ]	It changes the word to mean the same thing but a little different.
[ ]	It turns it into a describing word.

Adding 'dis' to a word changes it from meaning one thing to meaning the complete opposite.

Which word can you not put 'dis' in front of?

[ ]	like
[ ]	obey
[x]	laugh
[ ]	honest

You can't add 'dis' onto any word. This prefix can only go before certain words.

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of used?

[ ]	dissused
[ ]	dissed
[ ]	disusd
[x]	disused

The spelling of the word used stays the same; all you need to do is add 'dis'.

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of able?

[ ]	dissable
[x]	disable
[ ]	disabl
[ ]	dis-able

You do not need to add a hyphen to show the connection.

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of appear?

[x]	disappear
[ ]	disappeer
[ ]	disapear
[ ]	diseppear

If you write something in sand, the sea will wash it away making it disappear.

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of connect?

[ ]	dissconnect
[ ]	disconect
[x]	disconnect
[ ]	disconnet

If you disconnect something, you separate it.

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of honest?

[ ]	disonest
[ ]	dishonnest
[ ]	dishunest
[x]	dishonest

Sometimes when people lie, they cross their fingers.

Which spelling is correct when saying the opposite of trust?

[ ]	disstrust
[x]	distrust
[ ]	distruste
[ ]	destrust

There are some words that also start with 'dis' but the 'dis' isn't used as a prefix. These words are often negative words, such as words that aren't about happy things. Just like when you say you distrust somebody - that is considered a negative word.

Which of these words doesn't show 'dis' as a prefix but instead as part of a word?

[ ]	dislike
[ ]	disagree
[x]	distant
[ ]	disable

Distant is a word but 'tant' isn't - here the letters 'dis' are not used as a prefix.

10.

Which of these words that begin with 'dis' is spelled incorrectly?

[x]	dissaster
[ ]	disease
[ ]	distant
[ ]	disgusting

These are all words that start with 'dis' but these three letters are not used as a prefix because you can't separate dis from the root word.