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Week 4 of 36 · 10 words · ages 9–10

4th Grade spelling words, week 4: prefix mis-

The prefix mis- means wrongly or badly. Keep both s's when the base word starts with s, as in misspell.
mistake
Something you do wrong without meaning to.
misspell
To get the letters of a word wrong.
misplace
To put something down and forget where it is.
misread
To get the meaning of the words wrong when you look at them.
mislead
To send someone the wrong way or give them a false idea.
misuse
To handle something in the wrong way or for a bad purpose.
misbehave
To act in a way that breaks the rules.
mistreat
To be unkind or rough with a person or pet.
mismatch
Two things that do not go well together.
misunderstand
To get the meaning wrong.

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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