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Spell Bee Word: Chief


What does chief mean?

Word: Chief

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Chief means most important. As a noun, a chief is the leader of a group.

Synonyms: head

How do you spell chief?

Syllables: chief

Tricky part: The ee sound is spelt ie, with the i first. Putting the two vowels the other way round is the most common slip.

Watch out for: chif, cheaf

Memory tip: Use the rhyme 'i before e, except after c'. In chief the letter before ie is h, so i comes first.

Chief in a sentence

Example 1: The chief guest cut the ribbon.

Example 2: Rice is the chief food in many homes in the south.

Example 3: The village chief spoke to everyone.

Fun Fact

Chief and chef both come from the Latin word caput, which means head.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) palace
b) village
c) chieff
d) captain

Show answer

c) chieff. Chief ends with a single f.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

chief

a) last
b) small
c) main
d) late

Show answer

c) main. The chief thing is the main, most important one.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

chiefe

a) i
b) h
c) e
d) c

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c) e. Take away the last e and the word is right.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_ief

a) h
b) r
c) s
d) l

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a) h. Chief starts with ch, as in chin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A chief minister leads a ____.

a) train
b) shop
c) state
d) school

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c) state

2. Who is the chief of a school?

a) the principal
b) the bus driver
c) the cook
d) the gardener

Show answer

a) the principal

Associated Words

Words that start with chi: chilli, chirp, chimpanzee, chill, chicken, childish

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: head

More words from this list

drain, gas, lamp, parent, sandal, swim, writer, beauty

Next steps

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