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Spell Bee Word: Aware


What does aware mean?

Word: Aware

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Aware means knowing about something, or noticing it.

Antonyms: unaware

How do you spell aware?

Syllables: a - ware

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, so it is easy to leave off, but aware needs it.

Watch out for: awear, awaer

Memory tip: When you practise, say the silent e at the end out loud, so your hand remembers to write it.

Aware in a sentence

Example 1: Riya was aware of a mosquito buzzing near her ear.

Example 2: Were you aware that the test is tomorrow?

Example 3: The deer became aware of the tiger in the grass.

Fun Fact

Aware and beware come from the same old English word, waer, which meant careful or on guard.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pencil
b) awhare
c) honest
d) thunder

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b) awhare. There is no h in aware; thunder, pencil and honest are spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

aware

a) tired
b) asleep
c) bored
d) alert

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d) alert. If you are alert, you notice what is going on, just as someone aware does.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rewaa

a) aawre
b) aware
c) awrae
d) arwae

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b) aware. Say aware slowly; only one choice matches the sounds in order, and the others swap two letters.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

awware

a) e
b) w
c) a
d) r

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b) w. Aware has only one w.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tara is aware that the shop closes at six. Which is true?

a) She does not know the time.
b) She knows when it closes.
c) She closed the shop.
d) She owns the shop.

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b) She knows when it closes.

2. A driver who is aware of children crossing the road will ____.

a) honk and drive on
b) slow down
c) speed up
d) look the other way

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b) slow down

Associated Words

Words that end in -are: hardware, compare, square, flare, share, spare

More words from this list

cheetah, eager, grandfather, join, nineteen, recover, speedboat, university

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