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Spell Bee Word: Blush


What does blush mean?

Word: Blush

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Blush means to go red in the face because you feel shy.

Synonyms: redden

How do you spell blush?

Syllables: blush

Tricky part: The word stops at sh, with nothing after it: blushe has one letter too many.

Watch out for: blushe, bluch, blussh

Memory tip: Blush ends with the sh of shy, and a shy child is the one most likely to blush.

Blush in a sentence

Example 1: Meera blushed when the whole class sang happy birthday to her.

Example 2: Arjun blushed and smiled when he won the drawing prize.

Example 3: Don't blush; everybody forgets their lines sometimes.

Fun Fact

The scientist Charles Darwin wrote that blushing is the most human of all the ways our faces show feelings.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with blush?

blush

a) brush
b) plush
c) thrush
d) bush

Show answer

d) bush. Bush has the u of put; thrush, plush and brush have the u of cup.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word? blush

a) bus
b) bush
c) bulb
d) hub

Show answer

c) bulb. Bulb needs two b's, but blush has only one.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

ulbhs 12345

a) 31254
b) 23154
c) 13254
d) 32154

Show answer

d) 32154. Begin with b, letter 3, then l, u, s and h.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) smiel, frown, winck, blush
b) smile, frown, wink, blush
c) smiel, froun, wink, blush
d) smile, froun, winck, blush

Show answer

b) smile, frown, wink, blush. Smile ends in le, frown has ow and wink has no c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tara blushed when ___.

a) she found her pencil
b) the bus came on time
c) the class clapped for her
d) she drank some water

Show answer

c) the class clapped for her

2. Which part of the body goes red when you blush?

a) elbows
b) cheeks
c) feet
d) knees

Show answer

b) cheeks

Associated Words

More Class 1 Winter Spell Bee words starting with b: bath, bundle, beak, bathroom, bedroom, best

More words from this list

cuddle, half, maze, parsley, pray, side, suck, traffic

Next steps

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