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Spell Bee Word: daredevil


Basic Details

Word: Daredevil

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who enjoys doing dangerous and daring things, often to show off.

Synonyms: risk-taker, adventurer, stuntman

Antonyms: coward

How to Spell Daredevil

Syllables: dare - dev - il

Tricky part: It is dare + devil, so dare keeps its e and devil ends in il, not el.

Watch out for: dairdevil, daredevel, daredivil

Memory tip: Someone so bold they would dare the devil: dare + devil, written as one word.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The daredevil rode his motorbike through a ring of fire.

Example 2: My little brother is a daredevil on the playground slide.

Example 3: The circus had a daredevil act on a high wire.

Fun Fact

Daredevil is built like pickpocket and scarecrow: a verb followed by the noun it acts on. It has been used in English since the late 1700s.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) breakfest
b) nightmear
c) daredevil
d) scarcrow

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c) daredevil. Daredevil keeps both its parts whole; scarecrow, nightmare and breakfast are spelt wrongly.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: daredevil

a) risk-taker
b) weakling
c) coward
d) bystander

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a) risk-taker. A daredevil takes big risks; a coward avoids them.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vledrieda

a) delivered
b) devilled
c) derailed
d) daredevil

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d) daredevil. Derailed has no v, and delivered has no a; the nine letters spell daredevil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person is a daredevil?

a) a man who jumps off cliffs for fun
b) a cook who follows recipes
c) a girl who reads quietly
d) a boy who avoids heights

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a) a man who jumps off cliffs for fun

2. A daredevil stunt is ____.

a) safe and easy
b) quiet and polite
c) dangerous and bold
d) slow and boring

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c) dangerous and bold

Associated Words

collateralvoluntarypaniccompanionshipsuccessful
heartybouquetsociableinjuryoccasionally

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