{"id":489,"date":"2022-04-19T08:33:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T08:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:02:31","slug":"e-t-2-determine-the-meaning-of-a-word-with-pre-re-or-mis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-t-2-determine-the-meaning-of-a-word-with-pre-re-or-mis\/","title":{"rendered":"E- T.2 Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#070659;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>DETERMINE THE MEANING OF A WORD WITH PRE-, RE- OR MIS-<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGyAGnEVlU\/hVDp5e5V0O_eiWMwzIb0yQ\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGyAGnEVlU&#x2F;hVDp5e5V0O_eiWMwzIb0yQ&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGyAGnEVlU&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4th Class &#8211; Determine The Meaning Of A Word With Pre-, Re- Or Mis-<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-ab8376a8ebfb22772ef7356f8b60e696\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Prefix?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>prefix<\/strong> is a group of letters added to the <em>beginning<\/em> of a word to change its meaning. Knowing common prefixes can help you understand new words!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prefix Power: pre-, re-, and mis-<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re going to focus on three super useful prefixes: <em>pre-<\/em>, <em>re-<\/em>, and <em>mis-<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> <em>before<\/em><br>Examples: preheat (heat before) <br><strong>pre<\/strong>test (test <em>before<\/em>)<br><strong>pre<\/strong>school (school <em>before<\/em> regular school)<\/td><td><strong>pre-<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> <em>again<\/em><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br><strong>re<\/strong>write (write <em>again<\/em>)<br><strong>re<\/strong>play (play <em>again<\/em>)<br><strong>re<\/strong>build (build <em>again<\/em>)<\/td><td><strong>re-<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> <em>wrongly<\/em> or <em>badly<\/em><br><strong>Examples:mis<\/strong>understand (understand <em>wrongly<\/em>)<br><strong>mis<\/strong>behave (behave <em>badly<\/em>)<br><strong>mis<\/strong>spell (spell <em>wrongly<\/em>)<\/td><td><strong>mis-<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Putting it All Together<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do we use this prefix power?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Spot the Prefix:<\/strong> Look for <em>pre-<\/em>, <em>re-<\/em>, or <em>mis-<\/em> at the beginning of a word.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Know the Meaning:<\/strong> Remember what each prefix means (<em>before, again, wrongly\/badly<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Combine the Meanings:<\/strong> Put the prefix meaning together with the meaning of the rest of the word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you see the word &#8220;<strong>re<\/strong>paint,&#8221; you know <em>re-<\/em> means <em>again<\/em> and <em>paint<\/em> means to cover something with color. So, <strong>re<\/strong>paint means to paint something <em>again<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time to Practice!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s try some! What do these words mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>pre<\/strong>view<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>re<\/strong>turn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>mis<\/strong>count<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing these prefixes will help you unlock the meaning of tons of new words. Keep practicing, and you&#8217;ll become a prefix pro in no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-t-2-determine-the-meaning-of-a-word-with-pre-re-or-mis\/2\/\"><strong>List of words with Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75768\/761\/970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-69.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-69.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-69-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-69-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/32421\/249\/598\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-30ed4042f338a0eeea55a2fcfa3f555d\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Prefix<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>preheat<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Heat before use<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preview<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>View before something happens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preschool<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>School before kindergarten<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prepay<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Pay before getting something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>pretest<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Test before the real test<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preplan<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Plan ahead of time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>predict<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Say what will happen before it happens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>precaution<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Care taken beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prearrange<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Arrange earlier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preapprove<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Approve beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reconsider<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Think about again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>rebuild<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Build again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reread<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Read again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>rewrite<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Write again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>redo<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Do again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>retell<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Tell again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>recheck<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Check again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>review<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Look over again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>rework<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Work on again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>refund<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Give money back<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misread<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Read incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misuse<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Use wrongly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misplace<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Put in the wrong place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misbehave<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Behave badly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mislead<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Lead in the wrong direction<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misprint<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Print incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mistake<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>An incorrect action<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misspell<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Spell incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misunderstand<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Understand incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mishear<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Hear incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prewar<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Before a war<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>predawn<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Before dawn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prehistoric<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Before recorded history<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preseason<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Before the regular season<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prepay<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Pay in advance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prevent<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Stop before it happens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>premature<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Happening too soon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prewrite<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Write ideas before a final draft<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prebook<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Book in advance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preselect<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Select ahead of time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>repay<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Pay back<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>replace<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Place again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>remove<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Move away<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>replay<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Play again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>remind<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Help remember again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>renew<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Make new again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reshape<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Shape again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>resell<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Sell again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>refill<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Fill again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>restart<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Start again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misfire<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Fail to fire properly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mistrust<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Lack of trust<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>miscount<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Count incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misjudge<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Judge wrongly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mismatch<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Not matching correctly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misbehave<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Act badly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misinform<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Give wrong information<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misinterpret<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Understand wrongly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>miscalculate<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Calculate incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mismanage<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Handle badly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preschooler<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>A child who goes to preschool<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prearranged<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Arranged beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preapproved<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Approved earlier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>pre-owned<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Owned before by someone else<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prebuilt<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Built before needed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>precautionary<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Done to avoid risk beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>predetermine<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Decide in advance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>pre-exist<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Exist before something else<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>pre-cooked<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Cooked before<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>pre-established<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Set up before<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>recollect<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Remember again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reappear<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Appear again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>regroup<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Group again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>repaint<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Paint again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>recharge<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Charge again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>relocate<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Move to a new place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reorganize<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Organize again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reschedule<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Schedule again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reconsideration<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Thinking about again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reattachment<\/td><td>re-<\/td><td>Attachment again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misalignment<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Not aligned properly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misadventure<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>An unlucky event<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>miscommunication<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Failure to communicate properly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misplacement<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Putting something in the wrong place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misunderstanding<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Failure to understand correctly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mispronounce<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Pronounce incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misconduct<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Bad behavior<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misquotation<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Incorrect quotation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mistranslate<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Translate wrongly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>misarrange<\/td><td>mis-<\/td><td>Arrange wrongly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>preoccupy<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Fill the mind beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>predispose<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Make likely beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prejudge<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Judge beforehand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>precaution<\/td><td>pre-<\/td><td>Action taken beforehand to prevent trouble<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure 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