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Spell Bee Word: beseech


Basic Details

Word: Beseech

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To beg someone very strongly and seriously for something. It is an old, formal word you meet in stories.

Synonyms: beg, plead

How to Spell Beseech

Syllables: be - seech

Tricky part: The long ee sound is spelt ee, and the word ends in ch, not tch. Children write beseach or beseetch.

Watch out for: beseach, beseetch, beseich

Memory tip: Take the p out of speech and you have seech. Put be in front: you beseech with your speech.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The prince beseeched the king to set his friend free.

Example 2: I beseech you, please do not cut down this old tree.

Example 3: In the story, the villagers beseech the giant to return their cows.

Fun Fact

An old past form of beseech is besought, which you still find in old stories and poems.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

bes_ _ch

a) ie
b) ei
c) ee
d) ea

Show answer

c) ee. The long sound in beseech is spelt with a double e, as in speech.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with beseech?

a) perch
b) peach
c) punch
d) patch

Show answer

b) peach. Peach ends with the same each sound, though it is spelt ea.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

The little mouse began to beseach the lion to let him go.

a) little and began
b) only lion
c) mouse and lion
d) only beseach

Show answer

d) only beseach. Beseech is spelt with ee, so beseach is the one mistake in the sentence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To beseech someone is to ___.

a) shout at them
b) thank them
c) beg them
d) ignore them

Show answer

c) beg them

2. Pick the sentence that uses beseech correctly.

a) The beseech was very tall.
b) We beseech football every day.
c) I beseech you to help my sick puppy.
d) I beseech a mango for lunch.

Show answer

c) I beseech you to help my sick puppy.

Associated Words

chassisnemesisrectangleveteranmotion
swearmuchnibblechaoticflounce

Next steps

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