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Spell Bee Word: Decide


Basic Details

Word: Decide

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To choose what to do after thinking about it.

Synonyms: choose, settle, pick

Antonyms: hesitate

How to Spell Decide

Syllables: de - cide

Tricky part: The s sound in the middle is written with a c. Deside and descide are the two common slips.

Watch out for: deside, descide, decied

Memory tip: Decide and decision are one family, and both keep the c: de-c-ide, de-c-ision. If you can spell one, you can spell the other.

Usage Examples

Example 1: I cannot decide between the red kite and the green one.

Example 2: Let us decide the team captain by a show of hands.

Example 3: Dadi will decide what we cook for Diwali.

Fun Fact

Decide comes from the Latin word decidere, which meant to cut off. When you decide, you cut away the other choices.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

decide

a) choose
b) delay
c) forget
d) doubt

Show answer

a) choose. When you decide, you choose one thing.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) explane
b) decide
c) comlete
d) devide

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b) decide. Decide has a c where we hear s.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cdeedi

a) deicde
b) deceid
c) dicede
d) decide

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d) decide. Begin with de, then c, then ide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Priya could not decide between two dresses. She ____.

a) found it hard to choose
b) tore both of them
c) lost both of them
d) bought neither of them

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a) found it hard to choose

2. Before you decide, it helps to ____.

a) think about each choice
b) shut your eyes and run
c) forget the question
d) go to sleep

Show answer

a) think about each choice

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