Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-

key notes:

Prefix Power: pre-

The prefix pre- means before.

preheat preschool preview

Preheat the oven means to heat it before you start cooking. Preschool is a school you go to before you go to big school (kindergarten or first grade). To preview a movie means to watch a little bit of it before it comes out.

Prefix Power: re-

The prefix re- means again or back.

redo replay return

To redo something means to do it again. To replay a game means to play it again. To return something means to send it back.

Prefix Power: mis-

The prefix mis- means wrongly or badly.

misunderstand misbehave misspell

To misunderstand something means to understand it wrongly. To misbehave means to behave badly. To misspell a word means to spell it wrongly.

Word Detective Challenge!

Now that you’re prefix experts, let’s test your skills! Can you guess what these words mean?

• pretest
• rewrite
• mislead

Let’s practice!