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Spell Bee Word: Active


What does active mean?

Word: Active

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Active means busy moving or doing things; full of energy.

Synonyms: lively, energetic

Antonyms: idle

How do you spell active?

Syllables: ac - tive

Tricky part: The word ends in ve. Children often leave off the last e.

Watch out for: activ, actiev

Memory tip: Hardly any English words end in v, so active keeps a silent e at the end, like give and have.

Active in a sentence

Example 1: Puppies are very active in the morning.

Example 2: Stay active by playing outside.

Example 3: Bees are most active on warm, sunny days.

Fun Fact

A volcano that can still erupt is called active. Barren Island in the Andaman Sea is an active volcano in India.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ective
b) active
c) actave
d) aktive

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b) active. The k sound is a c, and the vowel in the middle is i.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

active

a) lazy
b) quick
c) busy
d) strong

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a) lazy. A lazy child does not want to move, the opposite of active.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

itcave

a) aictve
b) atcive
c) acitve
d) active

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d) active. The two beats are ac and tive; write them in that order.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ac_ive

a) s
b) k
c) t
d) d

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c) t. The t of act stays in active.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which puppy is active?

a) a puppy chasing a ball
b) a puppy asleep in its basket
c) a puppy lying in the sun
d) a puppy resting after lunch

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a) a puppy chasing a ball

2. Dadi is very active for her age. Which of these does she most likely do?

a) She sits in her chair all day.
b) She does yoga every morning.
c) She watches TV for hours.
d) She sleeps till noon.

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b) She does yoga every morning.

Associated Words

Words that end in -tive: narrative, relative, destructive, sensitive, attractive

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: energetic, idle

More words from this list

blanket, climb, eleven, goose, little, pink, season, teacup

Next steps

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