missing
adjectiveNot able to be found or located.
adjectiveNot present when you would expect it to be there.
adjectiveRunning in a rough or uneven way because of a problem with the engine.
Syllables
2 syllables
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Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Prefix MIS-
MIS- means 'wrongly' or 'badly'. 'Misread' means to read wrongly.
The prefix mis- means something is done wrongly or incorrectly. 'Read' → 'misread' (read wrong); 'spell' → 'misspell' (spell wrong).
Tip
MIS- means it went wrong — mistake, misread, misspell!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter S
The letter S usually makes the /s/ sound, like in 'sun', 'sit', and 'sock'. Air hisses through a small gap.
S is a voiceless alveolar fricative when it makes the /s/ sound. At the end of many words it can also make a /z/ sound (as in 'dogs' or 'has'). At the start of a word it is always /s/.
Tip
S hisses like a snake — sssssun!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short I
The letter I makes a short sound, like in 'sit' and 'big'.
When the letter I appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short I sound /ɪ/. This is one of the trickiest short vowels because it sounds similar to short E.
Tip
I says /ɪ/ like an itch you can't miss.
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Phonics Rule: NG Digraph
NG together makes the /ŋ/ sound at the back of your mouth, like in 'ring' and 'song'.
The digraph 'ng' makes the nasal sound /ŋ/. This sound is made at the back of your mouth/throat. It almost always appears at the end of a word or syllable.
Tip
Sing a song — NG rings along!
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