Spell Bee Word: Deliver

Basic Details

Word: Deliver

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To take something to a person or place, such as letters, parcels or food.

Synonyms: bring, carry, hand over

How to Spell Deliver

Syllables: de - liv - er

Tricky part: Deliver opens with de, not di, has one l and closes with er. Diliver and delivar are the slips to watch for.

Watch out for: diliver, delivar, deliever

Memory tip: Deliver has the word liver inside it: de + liver. Odd, but it works.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The postman delivers letters to our lane every afternoon.

Example 2: The shop will deliver the new fridge on Monday.

Example 3: Our milkman delivers milk at six every morning.

Fun Fact

Mumbai's dabbawalas deliver about two lakh lunch boxes every working day, and they are famous for hardly ever making a mistake.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

deliver

a) refuse
b) hide
c) bring
d) keep

Show answer

c) bring. To deliver a parcel is to bring it to someone.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) parsel
b) recieve
c) deliver
d) adress

Show answer

c) deliver. Deliver is de + liver.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

d_liv_r

a) e, a
b) i, e
c) a, e
d) e, e

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d) e, e. An e goes in each gap: d-e-liv-e-r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who usually delivers letters to your house?

a) a chef
b) a farmer
c) a pilot
d) the postman

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d) the postman

2. The shop will deliver our books tomorrow. This means the shop will ____ them.

a) tear
b) bring
c) read
d) write

Show answer

b) bring

Associated Words

Next steps

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