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Spell Bee Word: cherish


Basic Details

Word: Cherish

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To love, care for and value someone or something very much.

Synonyms: treasure, value, adore

Antonyms: neglect, despise

How to Spell Cherish

Syllables: cher - ish

Tricky part: There is only one r, and the first vowel is e. Children write cherrish because of cherry, or charish.

Watch out for: cherrish, charish, cherush

Memory tip: Cherry has two r's but cherish has just one: you cherish the single cherry saved for last.

Usage Examples

Example 1: I cherish the photo album my grandmother made for me.

Example 2: Cherish your friends; good ones are hard to find.

Example 3: The village people cherish the old banyan tree in the square.

Fun Fact

Cherish comes from the Old French cherir, to hold dear, built on cher, meaning dear. French speakers still say mon cher, my dear.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: cherish

a) neglect
b) value
c) treasure
d) adore

Show answer

a) neglect. To neglect something is to fail to look after it, the opposite of cherishing it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My grandfather will always cherrish the letters he received from his old friends.

a) grandfather
b) received
c) friends
d) cherrish

Show answer

d) cherrish. Cherish has a single r.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gratefull
b) embarass
c) tresure
d) cherish

Show answer

d) cherish. Embarrass needs rr and ss, treasure has ea, and grateful has one l at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you cherish a gift, you ____.

a) forget about it
b) throw it away
c) give it to a stranger
d) keep it with love and care

Show answer

d) keep it with love and care

2. Which word is closest in meaning to cherish?

a) treasure
b) ignore
c) borrow
d) break

Show answer

a) treasure

Associated Words

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