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Spell Bee Word: Add


What does add mean?

Word: Add

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Add means to put numbers together to find the total. It can also mean to put one thing in with another, such as salt in food.

Synonyms: total, join, include

Antonyms: remove

Sounds like: ad (A short form of advertisement.)

How do you spell add?

Syllables: add

Tricky part: Add has two d's. With one d it becomes ad, a short word for an advertisement.

Watch out for: adde, aad, addtion

Memory tip: Add adds an extra d: one d plus one d makes add.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. add fuel to the fire: To make a bad situation worse. Example: "The twins were already cross about the late bus, and the traffic jam added fuel to the fire."

Add in a sentence

Example 1: If you add 8 and 7, you get 15.

Example 2: Add a pinch of salt to the dal.

Example 3: Can I add my name to the list for the school trip?

Fun Fact

The plus sign, which tells you to add, is thought to come from a quick way of writing et, the Latin word for and.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: add

a) carry
b) count
c) subtract
d) share

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c) subtract. In maths, subtract means take away, the opposite of add.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

add

a) ation
b) ision
c) etion
d) ition

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d) ition. The noun from add is addition.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) subtrakt
b) devide
c) multipley
d) add

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d) add. Subtract ends in ct, multiply ends in ly and divide starts with di; add is the one spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Ask Riya to add the numbers in the second colum.

a) numbers
b) add
c) second
d) colum

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d) colum. Column ends with a silent n, colu-mn. Add is spelt right here, with both its d's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word rhymes with add?

a) aid
b) glad
c) old
d) odd

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b) glad

2. Which sum shows adding?

a) 9 - 2
b) 8 / 2
c) 6 x 1
d) 4 + 3

Show answer

d) 4 + 3

Associated Words

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Next steps

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