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Spell Bee Word: Build


Basic Details

Word: Build

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make something by putting parts together, like a house, a wall or a model.

Synonyms: make, construct

Antonyms: destroy, demolish

Sounds like: billed (sent a bill for money owed)

How to Spell Build

Syllables: build

Tricky part: There is a silent u before the i. We say bild, but we write b-u-i-l-d. The past form is built.

Watch out for: bild, biuld, buld

Memory tip: U and I build it together: b-U-I-l-d.

Usage Examples

Example 1: We can build a tower with these blocks.

Example 2: Sparrows build a new nest under our roof every spring.

Example 3: Workers will build a new road near the school next year.

Fun Fact

Weaver birds build hanging nests by knotting and weaving strips of grass and leaves with their beaks.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

build

a) create
b) construct
c) destroy
d) make

Show answer

c) destroy. To destroy is to break something down; construct and make mean the same as build.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) biuld
b) guard
c) guide
d) guess

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a) biuld. Build has u before i, the same silent u you see after g in guide, guess and guard.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The crows are trying to bild a nest on our balcony.

a) trying
b) crows
c) bild
d) balcony

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c) bild. Build has a silent u straight after the b.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dulib

a) buidl
b) biuld
c) build
d) bulid

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c) build. The u comes before the i, and ld comes last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the past tense of build?

a) built
b) builded
c) build
d) bilt

Show answer

a) built

2. Which of these do people build?

a) a rainbow
b) a house
c) a cloud
d) a sunset

Show answer

b) a house

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Next steps

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