What does misplace mean?
Word: Misplace
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Misplace means to put something down and then be unable to find it for a while.
How do you spell misplace?
Syllables: mis - place
Tricky part: The s sound at the end is spelt with a c, so pupils who go by the sound write misplase.
Watch out for: misplase, misplayce
Memory tip: Imagine hunting everywhere for the glasses you misplace, only to find them on your face: misplace and face end the same way.
Misplace in a sentence
Example 1: I often misplace my pencil sharpener and find it at the bottom of my bag.
Example 2: Please do not misplace this form, because Ma'am needs it back by Friday.
Example 3: Dadi misplaced the house keys and found them in the fridge next to the milk.
Fun Fact
Grammar teachers use this word too: a misplaced comma or apostrophe is one sitting in the wrong spot, and it can change what a sentence means.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
place
a) mys
b) mis
c) miss
d) mes
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b) mis. This beginning means wrongly, as it does in mistake and mislead.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lpcaseim
a) mislead
b) replace
c) misplace
d) displace
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c) misplace. Displace and replace have no m, and mislead has no p, so only one word uses all the letters.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) misbehave
b) mistaken
c) misfourtune
d) misplace
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c) misfourtune. Fortune has no u before its r, so the longer word has none either.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
misplace
a) mislay
b) locate
c) deliver
d) arrange
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a) mislay. To mislay your pen is the same as to misplace it: you had it, and now you cannot think where it went.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If you misplace your tiffin box, the most useful first step is to ____.
a) buy a bigger tiffin box
b) pack an extra snack
c) wash it in warm water
d) go back over where you went
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d) go back over where you went
2. A person who keeps misplacing things would find which of these most useful?
a) a louder alarm clock
b) a longer lunch break
c) a faster bicycle
d) a fixed spot for each thing
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d) a fixed spot for each thing
