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Spell Bee Word: brisk


Basic Details

Word: Brisk

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Quick and full of energy; also used for weather that is cold and fresh in a pleasant way.

Synonyms: quick, lively, energetic, fast

Antonyms: slow, sluggish, leisurely

How to Spell Brisk

Syllables: brisk

Tricky part: The word ends in sk. Students sometimes write brisc or double the s.

Watch out for: brisc, brissk, bresk

Memory tip: Brisk is just b in front of risk. If you can spell risk, you can spell brisk.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The doctor told Mr Sharma to take a brisk walk for thirty minutes every day.

Example 2: A brisk wind blew across the lake in Nainital.

Example 3: The waiter worked at a brisk pace during the lunch rush.

Fun Fact

Shopkeepers say business is brisk when lots of customers are buying and goods are selling fast, for example in the days before a festival.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: brisk

a) quick
b) energetic
c) sluggish
d) lively

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c) sluggish. Sluggish means slow and lazy, which is the opposite of brisk.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rksib

a) brink
b) brisk
c) brick
d) risk

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b) brisk. The s rules out brick and brink, and risk leaves out the b.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The guide set a brissk pace so that we reached the fort before sunset.

a) guide
b) reached
c) brissk
d) sunset

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c) brissk. Brisk has a single s just before the k.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these moves in a brisk way?

a) a snail on a leaf
b) a squirrel darting up a tree
c) a parked car
d) a sleeping cat

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b) a squirrel darting up a tree

2. A brisk morning in winter is ____.

a) hot and sticky
b) dark and stormy
c) cold and fresh
d) foggy and still

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c) cold and fresh

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