Spell Bee Word: Did

What does did mean?

Word: Did

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Did means to have done something in the past, as in I did my homework.

How do you spell did?

Syllables: did

Tricky part: Did has a short i in the middle. Some children write e there, because the two sounds are close.

Watch out for: deid, diid

Memory tip: Say I did it. The i of it is the same i that sits between the two d's in did.

Did in a sentence

Example 1: I did my homework before dinner.

Example 2: Did you see the rainbow?

Example 3: Neha did a cartwheel in the park.

Fun Fact

Long ago, in Old English, did was spelt dyde.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) didd
b) did

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a) didd. Didd has an extra d at the end.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) did
b) kid
c) lid
d) lad

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d) lad. Lid and kid end with id, like did; lad ends with ad.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_id

a) p
b) d

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b) d. Did starts with the same letter it ends with.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

did ---> drum ---> ____

a) dot
b) map

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b) map. Drum ends with m, so map comes next. Dot starts with d, the first letter of drum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses did correctly?

a) Did a I puzzle.
b) I did made a puzzle.
c) I did puzzling a.
d) I did a puzzle.

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d) I did a puzzle.

2. Mumma asks, Did you brush your teeth? She is asking about ____.

a) earlier today
b) next week
c) next year
d) tomorrow

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a) earlier today

Associated Words

Next steps

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