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Spell Bee Word: Brave


What does brave mean?

Word: Brave

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Brave means ready to face something hard or scary instead of running away from it.

Synonyms: bold, fearless, courageous

Antonyms: scared, cowardly

How do you spell brave?

Syllables: brave

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent but needed. Without it the word would read brav.

Watch out for: brav, braiv

Memory tip: The e at the end of brave is brave too: it says nothing, yet it turns brav into brave.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. put on a brave face: act as if you are fine when you feel sad or worried Example: "Anya put on a brave face at the dentist."

Brave in a sentence

Example 1: The brave girl held the injured kitten gently.

Example 2: It was brave of Rohan to say sorry first.

Example 3: Firefighters are brave people.

Fun Fact

The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest award for bravery shown in war.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) clever
b) brayve
c) honest
d) gentle

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b) brayve. Brayve uses a-y, but brave spells its long a with a alone.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

brave

a) proud
b) strong
c) afraid
d) quick

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c) afraid. Someone afraid wants to run away; someone brave stays and faces the problem.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vbaer

a) barve
b) brave
c) abrve
d) rbave

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b) brave. B and r blend at the start, and the silent e waits at the end.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

bra_e

a) b
b) f
c) v
d) w

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c) v. The sound before the silent e is v, as in van.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You broke a vase by mistake. What is the brave thing to do?

a) hide it under the bed
b) blame the cat
c) run away from it
d) own up to it

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d) own up to it

2. Which word rhymes with brave?

a) have
b) cave
c) bread
d) brain

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b) cave

Associated Words

hangeroceanshouthelpfulseventeen
biscuitshortspreviewbeigetwelve

More words from this list

corn, fast, hanger, metro, potato, silly, toffee, album

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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