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Spell Bee Word: Awake


What does awake mean?

Word: Awake

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Awake means not sleeping.

Synonyms: alert, up

How do you spell awake?

Syllables: a - wake

Tricky part: The end is spelt with a, k and a silent e, not aik.

Watch out for: awaik, awaek

Memory tip: The silent e at the end of awake wakes up the a, so the a says its name.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. wide awake: fully awake and alert Example: "After the thunder, the twins were wide awake and asking for stories."

Awake in a sentence

Example 1: I lay awake listening to the rain on the tin roof.

Example 2: Grandpa is usually awake before the milkman comes.

Example 3: Owls stay awake at night and sleep in the day.

Fun Fact

Some dolphins rest one half of the brain at a time, so part of the brain stays awake to watch out and to swim up for air.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

awake

a) lazy
b) asleep
c) quiet
d) tired

Show answer

b) asleep. Tired, lazy and quiet people can still be awake.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

a_ake

a) m
b) r
c) v
d) w

Show answer

d) w. After the first a comes the w of water.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pillow
b) awake
c) morning
d) allarm

Show answer

d) allarm. Alarm has a single l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The noise outside kept Kiran awake. What happened?

a) She could not fall asleep.
b) She woke up very late.
c) She slept very well.
d) She had a long dream.

Show answer

a) She could not fall asleep.

2. Which of these can you do only while you are awake?

a) snore
b) sleepwalk
c) read a book
d) dream

Show answer

c) read a book

Associated Words

Words that end in -ake: pancake, snake, milkshake, cupcake, earthquake, snowflake

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: alert

More words from this list

chase, early, grandparent, jumpsuit, notice, reflect, spice, upstairs

Next steps

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