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Spell Bee Word: Describe


What does describe mean?

Word: Describe

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Describe means to say or write what someone or something is like, so that others can picture it.

How do you spell describe?

Syllables: de - scribe

Tricky part: Many children start it with di, but it begins with de. There is also a silent e at the very end, after the b.

Watch out for: discribe, describ

Memory tip: Describing means giving details, and detail and describe both begin with de.

Describe in a sentence

Example 1: Can you describe your new school bag?

Example 2: Meena described the peacock she saw at the zoo.

Example 3: Describe your best friend in three sentences.

Fun Fact

The noun that comes from describe is description, and on the way the b turns into a p.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) desscribe
b) descibe
c) describe
d) descrybe

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c) describe. Describe has a single s, keeps the r and uses a plain i.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rbesicde

a) describe
b) decsribe
c) descirbe
d) desrcibe

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a) describe. Start with the de you hear at the beginning, and finish with the silent e.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

des_ribe

a) t
b) c
c) k
d) s

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b) c. The k sound in describe is written with a c.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please describe the buterfly you saw in the garden.

a) describe
b) saw
c) garden
d) buterfly

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d) buterfly. Butterfly has a double t, just like butter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these lines describes a mango?

a) I will eat it after lunch.
b) It is yellow, soft and sweet.
c) Please pass it to me now.
d) Mother bought it yesterday.

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b) It is yellow, soft and sweet.

2. When you describe your house, you tell people...

a) how much it cost
b) who cleaned it today
c) when you will go home
d) what it looks like

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d) what it looks like

Associated Words

Words that start with des: destroy, design, designer, destiny, destructive, desktop

More words from this list

forgive, July, oak, riddle, stand, warm, balloon, cart

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