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Spell Bee Word: Misbehave


What does misbehave mean?

Word: Misbehave

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Misbehave means to behave badly or break the rules.

Synonyms: act up, disobey

Antonyms: behave

How do you spell misbehave?

Syllables: mis - be - have

Tricky part: The final e is silent, so it is easy to drop, but it stays at the end of the longer word too.

Watch out for: misbehav, misbeheave, misbehaiv

Memory tip: Think of the e at the end of behave as a quiet pupil: it makes no sound, but it never leaves its seat.

Misbehave in a sentence

Example 1: The puppy misbehaves when it is left alone.

Example 2: Players who misbehave on the field get a yellow card.

Example 3: Arjun never misbehaves in front of his grandmother.

Fun Fact

Misbehave has been in English since the 1400s, almost as long as the word behave itself.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix for the word:

behave

a) dis
b) miss
c) mis
d) mys

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c) mis. Mis means badly, and it has just one s.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

misbehave

a) complain
b) obey
c) shout
d) argue

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b) obey. Arguing, complaining and shouting can all be misbehaving; to obey is to follow the rules.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vehiambse

a) mismatch
b) behaviour
c) misbehave
d) beehive

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c) misbehave. Behaviour needs a u and an o, mismatch a t and a c, and beehive is two letters short.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) disobey
b) naughty
c) mischievus
d) misbehave

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c) mischievus. Mischievous ends in ous, with an o before the u.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A child who misbehaves in class ____.

a) finishes work quietly
b) disturbs others
c) listens carefully
d) helps the teacher

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b) disturbs others

2. Which of these is an example of misbehaving?

a) thanking the bus driver
b) pushing in the lunch queue
c) waiting for your turn
d) returning a library book

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b) pushing in the lunch queue

Associated Words

Words that end in -ave: weave, microwave, leave, engrave

More words from this list

presidential, server, training, aggressive, carefree, descend, exterior, incomplete

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