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Spell Bee Word: Desire


What does desire mean?

Word: Desire

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Desire means a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something.

Synonyms: longing

Antonyms: dislike

How do you spell desire?

Syllables: de - sire

Tricky part: The s here sounds like z, yet it is still written s. Watch out for dezire.

Watch out for: dezire, dessire

Memory tip: The s in desire buzzes like a z, just as it does in rose and nose, but it stays an s.

Desire in a sentence

Example 1: Kabir has a great desire to see the Taj Mahal.

Example 2: Her desire to win made her practise every day.

Example 3: The desire to help others made Leela join the cleanliness drive.

Fun Fact

Desire reached English from the old French word desirer, which comes from the Latin desiderare, to long for.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

desire

a) wish
b) rest
c) fear
d) habit

Show answer

a) wish. A desire is a strong wish.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ambishun
b) intrest
c) apetite
d) desire

Show answer

d) desire. Appetite has a double p, ambition ends in tion, and interest has an e after the t.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

d_s_re

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

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a) e, i. The first beat has an e and the second an i.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My little sister has a strong desier to learn the violin this summer.

a) desier
b) summer
c) sister
d) violin

Show answer

a) desier. The r comes before the final e, as at the end of more.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Asha's greatest desire is a puppy of her own. How does she feel?

a) she is scared of puppies
b) she does not like animals
c) she wants a puppy very much
d) she already has three puppies

Show answer

c) she wants a puppy very much

2. Raj has no desire to go out in the rain. This means he ____.

a) has already gone out
b) loves walking in the rain
c) is getting ready to go
d) does not want to go out

Show answer

d) does not want to go out

Associated Words

plateauforewordbackpackshamefabulous
ancientsupermarketfencingdisappeardevote

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