Miswords

What is a prefix?

• The root word

• Letters at the beginning of a word that change the meaning

• Letters at the end of a word that change its meaning

• Prefixes do not change the meaning to a word

What does the prefix mis- mean?

• wrong

• again

• not

• before

Which sentence correctly and BEST uses the word misjudge?

• Do you really think they misjudged the Halloween decorations?

• The student misjudged the word out loud, so they sounded it out.

• I misjudged my brother, so I got in trouble.

• You might misjudge a person before you really get to know them.

What is the root word in the word mispronounce?

• mis

• mispronounce

• pronounce

• ounce

What is the best definition of misbehave?

• to behave again

• to behave poorly and wrongly

• to do something wrong

• to behave before

The student accidentally ___________ a word and reread the sentence.

• misread

• misspelled

• misbehaved

• misplaced

If you are _____________ a vaccuum, it won't work properly and could break.

• misreading

• mispronouncing

• misbehaving

• misusing

What is the definition of misrepresented?

• representing before

• the answer is repeated

• being confused

• represented wongly

Which is not a prefix?

• mis

• re

• ing

• pre

What do you call the letters at the end of a word that change the meaning?

• root word

• base word

• suffix

• prefix