dis-, mis-, -less

1. Prefixes and suffixes

2. • The prefix dis- is used before adjectives,
nouns and verbs to give them the opposite
meaning. (e.g. appear – disappear)

3. • The prefix mis- is used before verbs, and
means to do something wrongly or badly (e.g
lead – mislead)

4. • The suffix –less is used after a noun to form
an adjective which means without that
qualityor characteristic (e.g. power –
powerless)

5. place

6. place
misplace

7. honest

8. honest
dishonest

9. meaning

10. meaning
meaningless

11. inform

12. inform
misiform

13. worth

14. worth
worthless

15. behave

16. behave
misbehave

17. hope

18. hope
hopeless

19. obey

20. obey
disobey

21. care

22. care
careless

23. understand

24. understand
misunderstand

25. like

26. like
dislike

27. approve

28. approve
disapprove

29. spell

30. spell
misspell

31. rest

32. rest
restless

33. respect

34. respect
disrespect