Week 24 of 36 · 10 words · ages 8–9

3rd Grade spelling words, week 24: prefix dis-

Dis- often means not or the opposite of: dislike, disobey. Keep every letter of the base word: dis + appear. Display is the odd one out in meaning.
dislike
To not enjoy something.
display
To put something out so people can see it.
disappear
To go out of sight.
discover
To find something for the first time.
disobey
To not do what you are told.
dishonest
Not telling the truth.
disconnect
To unplug or separate two things.
distrust
To not believe what someone says.
disorder
A mess, with things not in their places.
disappoint
To let someone down by not doing what they hoped.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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