👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply prefix dis using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
disagree, dislike, disconnect

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
A prefix is added to the beginning of a base. In these examples, dis contributes the meaning "not or opposite." Word parts are clues; always check the whole word in context.

Word study

• disagree: not agree
• dislike: not like
• disconnect: separate a connection

Model
Read the first example. Identify the word part, explain the whole word, and test the meaning in a sentence.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — not agree
• — not like
• — separate a connection

Words to Learn

disagree, dislike, disconnect

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for not agree is ____.
2. The term for not like is ____.
3. The term for separate a connection is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does disagree mean?
2. Which word means "not agree"?
3. What does dislike mean?
4. Which word means "not like"?
5. What does disconnect mean?
6. Which word means "separate a connection"?
7. Use one practice word in a sentence that shows its meaning.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Make matching word and meaning cards. Match each pair, then group words with the same word part. Explain how the part affects the meaning. Check any spelling change when the part is added.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.