RE-ree
Prefix RE-
RE- means 'again'. 'Redo' means 'do again'.
How this rule works
The prefix re- means 'again' or 'back'. 'Read' → 'reread' (read again). 'Build' → 'rebuild' (build again).
Remember: RE means again — redo, replay, return!
Examples
Words that use this rule
165 words in the SnapPhonics dictionary use this rule. Tap any word to see how it breaks into sounds.
reactreactionrealityrealizereallyrebelrebuildrecalcitrancerecallreceptionreceptionistreceptionistsreciprocalreciterecitedreclaimrecognitionrecognizerecoilrecommendreconfigurereconfiguredreconsiderreconstitutereconstitutesrecordsrecoverrecreationrectanglerecycleredesignredesignedredesignsredirectredoreductionreferencerefinerefinedrefinementreflectreflectingreflectionreflectsreformreframingrefreshrefuseregainregardregardedregionalregisterregisteredregistersregretregretfulreimaginesreinforcingrejectrejectingrelaterelatedrelationrelationalrelationshiprelaxrelaxationrelayreleasereleasedrelentlessreliablyreliefreligiousrelyremainsremarkremarkablerememberrememberedremindremoteremovalremovedrenderrenderedrendererrendersrenewreorganizereorganizedrepairrepastrepatriaterepatriatedrepayrepeatrepelrepellentrepellingreplacereplacedreplacingreplayreplicantrepliedreplyrepositoryrepresentrepresentationrepresentationalrepresentationsrepresentativerepresentativesrepresentingrepresentsrepublicreputationrequestrequiredrequiresrereadrescuereservationreserveresignresilienceresistresolveresourceresourcefulrespectrespectedrespectfulrespectingrespondrespondingresponseresponsiblerestaurantrestfulrestlessrestorerestraintretireretreatretributivereturnreturnedreuploadrevealrevealsrevenantrevengerevenuereversereversedreviewreviserevisionrevoltrevolutionrewardrewrite
Exceptions
Sometimes RE- is not a prefix — 'red', 'real', 'read' don't have the prefix re-.
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