What does rediscover mean?
Word: Rediscover
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Rediscover means to find again something that was lost or forgotten. It can also mean to start enjoying something again after a long gap.
Synonyms: find again
How do you spell rediscover?
Syllables: re - dis - cov - er
Tricky part: Two prefixes come before the root, so the word is long and the middle is easy to muddle. Each part keeps its own spelling.
Watch out for: rediskover, redicover, rediscovr
Memory tip: The s and the c sit side by side in the middle, just as they do at the start of school and scarf. Say the s, then the hard c, and both letters stay in.
Rediscover in a sentence
Example 1: During the holidays, Arjun rediscovered his love for painting.
Example 2: While cleaning the loft, Nani rediscovered a box of old family photographs.
Example 3: Archaeologists rediscovered the ruins of an ancient town buried under the sand.
Fun Fact
The coelacanth, a fish known only from fossils and thought to have died out millions of years ago, was rediscovered alive off South Africa in 1938.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
____discover
a) rea
b) ri
c) ra
d) re
Show answer
d) re. Re means again, as in rebuild and replay: to rediscover is to discover again.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
red_sc_ver
a) e, a
b) e, o
c) i, o
d) i, u
Show answer
c) i, o. The middle part is dis, and cover keeps its o.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) unecessary
b) rediscover
c) disapear
d) mispell
Show answer
b) rediscover. Each of the other three prefix words has dropped a letter where the prefix meets the root.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Aarti rediscovered her old drawing book, she ____.
a) threw it away with the rubbish
b) found it again after a long time
c) drew in it for the first time
d) bought a new one at the shop
Show answer
b) found it again after a long time
2. Grandpa says he has rediscovered ____.
a) a book he has never seen
b) a city he has never heard of
c) a game he is learning now
d) a hobby he gave up years ago
Show answer
d) a hobby he gave up years ago
