What does daydream mean?
Word: Daydream
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Daydream means pleasant thoughts that carry your mind away from what is happening around you, while you are awake.
How do you spell daydream?
Syllables: day - dream
Tricky part: It is one word, with no space or hyphen in the middle; splitting it in two loses the mark.
Watch out for: daydrem, dayedream
Memory tip: A daydream drifts by in one smooth, unbroken go, so write it as one unbroken word, with no gap and no hyphen.
Daydream in a sentence
Example 1: Mateo missed the catch because he was lost in a daydream.
Example 2: In my daydream I was flying over the Himalayas.
Example 3: Papa told me to come out of my daydream and finish my homework.
Fun Fact
A 2010 study at Harvard University found that people daydream, letting their minds wander from what they are doing, for almost half of their waking time.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) daydream
b) deydream
c) daydreme
d) daydreem
Show answer
a) daydream. Join day and dream exactly as they are spelt alone.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
emdyrada
a) dyadream
b) daydrame
c) dayderam
d) daydream
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d) daydream. Make day first; the letters left over spell dream.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
daydream
a) lesson
b) memory
c) fantasy
d) nightmare
Show answer
c) fantasy. A fantasy is a happy picture you make in your mind, which is what a daydream is.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
dayddream
a) y
b) d
c) r
d) m
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b) d. Day and dream meet at the y and the d, so there is just one d in the middle.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When is it NOT safe to daydream?
a) while crossing a busy road
b) while sitting by a window
c) while lying on the grass
d) while resting after lunch
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a) while crossing a busy road
2. Miss Rao said, 'Kunal, stop daydreaming and look at the board.' She wanted Kunal to ____.
a) pay attention in class
b) draw on the board
c) go out and play
d) close his eyes and rest
Show answer
a) pay attention in class
