Understanding the Prefix 'Mis-'
A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on the prefix 'mis-', helping students understand its meaning and how it changes word meanings.
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Understanding the Prefix 'Mis-'
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The prefix 'mis-' means 'wrongly' or 'badly'. When you add 'mis-' to the beginning of a word, it changes the meaning of that word to mean something done incorrectly or poorly.
For example: 'understand' means to know something, but 'misunderstand' means to understand something wrongly.
Complete each sentence by adding the prefix 'mis-' to the underlined word.
1. I accidentally dialed the wrong number. I the number.
2. She put her shoes in the wrong place. She her shoes.
3. The child behaved badly in class. He during story time.
4. He understood the directions wrongly. He the instructions.
Choose the best meaning for the word with the prefix 'mis-'.
1. What does 'misspell' mean?
To spell correctly
To spell wrongly
To spell quickly
To spell loudly
2. What does 'misplace' mean?
To put in the right place
To put in the wrong place
To put away carefully
To place on a shelf
1. Write a sentence using a word with the prefix 'mis-'. Underline the word.
2. Explain in your own words what the prefix 'mis-' means.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. It was a to forget my lunch at home.
2. The tour guide tried to the tourists by giving them wrong directions.
3. My socks don't ; one is blue and one is red!
4. The students were told not to during the assembly.