Hypothetical meaning + mis- prefix

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Quiz

Let's see what you've understood and remembered about hypothetical content and mis- prefix

Talking about people's irritating habits:
I wish he _________ about the cold all the time!

1. didn't complain
2. wouldn't complain
3. couldn't complain
4. didn't complain

Talking about an action in the present or the future that should have been done before:
_____________ to the hair dresser's. You look like a vagabond.

1. I wish you would go
2. I'd rather you'd go
3. I wish you could go
4. It's high time you went

Talking about an ability we would like to have or a habit we would like to change.
I _____________ more research for my report. Now I have to re-write it.

1. I wish I did
2. I wish I had done
3. I'd rather I did
4. I wish I could do

Strong feelings about something we wish for ourselves.
_________________ the dreadful things I said!

1. I wish I could take back
2. I wish I would take back
3. If only I could take back
4. I'd rather I'd taken back

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. Use the prefix mis-.
She's has been ________ (fortune) recently - she deserves better.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. Use the prefix mis-.
Some advertising doesn’t tell the whole truth – in fact, it quite often _________ (lead) people

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. Use the prefix mis-.
I _________ (understand) exactly what she wanted, so I bought the wrong thing.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. Use the prefix mis-.
I had a lot of _______ (give) about whether it was a good idea to write to him

I have learnt something from this.

yes, a lot

yes, a little

not much

nothing whatsoever