Word Study Review Over-Under-Dis-Dif-Sub

Over-

100

Wear clothes that are too fancy, or warm for an occasion.

Mr. A wore his winter jacket to the beach!

Overdress

200

To flow over the top edge of something.

There's too much water in the cup, it's about to _________.

Overflow

300

Overpay

Pay too much money for something.

400

Oversleep

Sleep too much.

Sleeping longer than you wanted to.

500

Overweight

Someone who is bigger or heavier than is healthy.

Too fat.

Under-

100

Underdress

Dress too little or not enough for the weather or occasion.

200

Something that is below the surface or below the Earth.

Underground

300

Underline

A horizontal line under something, like a word.

400

Underpay

Pay too little money, not give enough money.

500

Underweight

Too thin, someone who weighs less than is healthy

Dis-

100

To not agree on something, not the same opinion.

I said yes but you said no!

Disagree

200

To go away and never be seen again, to be lost.

Disappear

300

To make (someone) unhappy by not being able to do or give what you said you would.

Disappoint

400

To interrupt by making a lot of noise

Disturb

500

To lie, steal, or cheat. To not be honest or tell the truth

dishonest

Dif-

100

To be unlike everyone else, to not think the same

Differ

200

Not the same kind, not alike

Different

300

Something that is hard and not easy

Difficult

400

Something that is easy or hard to do. 

The ___________ of this test is so hard!

Difficulty

500

Something that is not the same between two things

Difference

Sub-

100

A machine that moves or travels underwater

submarine

200

To go underwater or cover something with water

submerge

300

To use force to control someone or something.

"The two students are fighting! The teacher needs to ________ them!"

Subdue

400

A place outside a city where most people live in houses  

suburb

500

Underground trains that help move people around

subway