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Verb prefixes de-, dis-, mis-, over- and re-

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.5.4.B · England: Y5 GPS (verb prefixes dis-, de-, mis-, over-, re-)

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Question 1
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. We ___judged the distance and missed the jump. (judged wrongly)
- A. de
- B. dis
- C. mis
- D. over
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Question 2
What does "misplace" mean?
- A. remove the place
- B. place again
- C. put in the wrong place and lose
- D. place too much
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Question 3
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. I ___spelled my name on the form, so I had to fix it. (spelled wrongly)
- A. de
- B. mis
- C. over
- D. re
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Question 4
What does "oversleep" mean?
- A. sleep wrongly
- B. stop sleeping
- C. sleep for too long
- D. sleep again
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Question 5
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. Don't ___heat the milk or it will boil over. (heat too much)
- A. de
- B. mis
- C. over
- D. re
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Question 6
What does "overflow" mean?
- A. stop flowing
- B. flow over the edge
- C. flow wrongly
- D. flow again
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Question 7
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. We ___judged the distance and missed the jump. (judged wrongly)
- A. dis
- B. mis
- C. over
- D. re
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Question 8
What does "defrost" mean?
- A. freeze too much
- B. remove the frost or ice
- C. freeze wrongly
- D. freeze again
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Question 9
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. We ___judged the distance and missed the jump. (judged wrongly)
- A. de
- B. dis
- C. mis
- D. over
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Question 10
What does "disconnect" mean?
- A. undo the connection
- B. connect again
- C. connect too much
- D. connect wrongly
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Question 11
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. Please ___charge the tablet before the trip. (charge again)
- A. de
- B. dis
- C. over
- D. re
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Question 12
What does "reconsider" mean?
- A. stop thinking
- B. think about again
- C. think too much
- D. think wrongly
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Question 13
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. The magician made the rabbit ___appear. (stop being seen)
- A. de
- B. dis
- C. over
- D. re
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Question 14
What does "disappear" mean?
- A. appear again
- B. appear wrongly
- C. stop being seen
- D. appear too much
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Question 15
Which prefix fits? Use the clue in brackets. Don't ___heat the milk or it will boil over. (heat too much)
- A. de
- B. dis
- C. over
- D. re
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Question 16
What does "disappear" mean?
- A. appear too much
- B. stop being seen
- C. appear wrongly
- D. appear again

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