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Spell Bee Word: Ago


What does ago mean?

Word: Ago

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Ago means before now; we put it after a length of time, as in two days ago.

How do you spell ago?

Syllables: a - go

Tricky part: The first sound of ago is soft and quick, almost an uh. Children who write what they hear often start it with a u.

Watch out for: ugo, agow

Memory tip: The soft sound you can barely hear at the start of the word is an a in disguise. Write it, even though it hides.

Ago in a sentence

Example 1: We moved to London a year ago.

Example 2: Grandpa planted this mango tree long ago.

Example 3: The bus left five minutes ago.

Fun Fact

Ago comes from agone, an older English word that meant gone by. Over time the end of it dropped away.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) skool
b) ago

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b) ago. School is written with ch and two o's, so skool cannot be right.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'ago':

a) saw
b) snow

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b) snow. Snow ends with the same long o sound as ago. Saw ends with an aw sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

aggo

a) a
b) g

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b) g. One letter in the middle has a twin it does not need. Take the twin away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya lost a tooth two days ago. When did it come out?

a) before today
b) tomorrow
c) later today
d) next week

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a) before today

2. Meena is six now. How old was she one year ago?

a) five
b) seven
c) eight
d) six

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a) five

More words from this list

boy, else, game, I, main, over, sea, than

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