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Spell Bee Word: Cry


What does cry mean?

Word: Cry

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Cry means to have tears coming from your eyes because you are sad or hurt.

Synonyms: weep, sob

Antonyms: laugh, smile

How do you spell cry?

Syllables: cry

Tricky part: Cry ends in y, and that y says the sound in my. There is no i or e at the end.

Watch out for: crye, crie

Memory tip: The y at the end of cry has a long tail, like a tear running down a cheek.

Cry in a sentence

Example 1: The baby began to cry for milk.

Example 2: Do not cry; we will find your toy.

Example 3: I cried when I fell off my cycle.

Fun Fact

Newborn babies cry without tears at first. Real tears usually start a few weeks after birth.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) kry
b) cry

Show answer

a) kry. Kry is wrong: cry starts with c, the first letter of cat.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) sky
b) fly
c) cry
d) flag

Show answer

d) flag. Fly and sky end with the same sound as cry; flag ends with ag.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

c_y

a) l
b) r

Show answer

b) r. Crow and crab start with c-r too; cry has the same r after the c.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

ryc

a) cry
b) rcy

Show answer

a) cry. Put c and r together at the front, then finish with y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might make a child cry?

a) falling and hurting a knee
b) getting a gift
c) winning a race
d) eating a sweet

Show answer

a) falling and hurting a knee

2. Cry is to sad as laugh is to ____.

a) hungry
b) happy
c) angry
d) sleepy

Show answer

b) happy

Associated Words

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lagmathimrapold

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