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Spell Bee Word: Afraid


What does afraid mean?

Word: Afraid

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Afraid means feeling fear; scared that something bad will happen.

Synonyms: scared, frightened

Antonyms: fearless

How do you spell afraid?

Syllables: a - fraid

Tricky part: The ay sound in the middle is spelt ai, as in rain. Children write afrayd or afrade.

Watch out for: afrayd, afrade, afreid

Memory tip: The cat was afraid of the rain: afraid and rain share the same ai.

Afraid in a sentence

Example 1: My little brother is afraid of the dark.

Example 2: Do not be afraid to ask a question.

Example 3: The puppy was afraid of the loud crackers.

Fun Fact

Afraid began as a past form of an old verb, afray, which meant to frighten.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) lonely
b) afraide
c) sleepy
d) hungry

Show answer

b) afraide. There is no silent e: afraid finishes on its d.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

afraid

a) brave
b) nervous
c) shy
d) timid

Show answer

a) brave. A brave person is not afraid.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

fadria

a) afraid
b) arfaid
c) afaird
d) faraid

Show answer

a) afraid. Find the ai pair first, then build the word around it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

affraid

a) d
b) r
c) f
d) a

Show answer

c) f. Afraid starts with a single f after the a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is a mouse most afraid of?

a) a cat
b) a horse
c) a cow
d) a sheep

Show answer

a) a cat

2. Mira is afraid of heights. Which ride would she not like?

a) the toy train
b) the giant wheel
c) the bumper cars
d) the teacup ride

Show answer

b) the giant wheel

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: scared, frightened

More words from this list

boot, cold, fabric, ground, maize, pocket, share, thorn

Next steps

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