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Spell Bee Word: die


Basic Details

Word: Die

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To stop living, as a plant does without water. As a noun, a die is one of a pair of dice used in games.

Synonyms: perish, wither

Antonyms: live, survive

Sounds like: dye (to change the colour of cloth or hair with a colouring liquid)

How to Spell Die

Syllables: die

Tricky part: Die is spelt ie, like lie and tie. Dye, with a y, is a different word that means to colour something.

Watch out for: dei, di

Memory tip: Die, lie, pie and tie all end in ie. The word with a y, dye, is the one that colours cloth.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the die is cast: A decision has been made and cannot be changed now. Example: "Once she posted the application form, the die was cast."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Water the tulsi plant every day or it may die in this heat.

Example 2: Roll the die and move your counter that many squares.

Example 3: The noise of the crowd slowly died down after the match.

Fun Fact

The opposite faces of a standard die always add up to seven: 1 and 6, 2 and 5, 3 and 4.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tounge
b) die
c) occurence
d) priviledge

Show answer

b) die. Die needs nothing changed; privilege, occurrence and tongue are the ones spelt wrongly here.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: die

a) live
b) perish
c) fade
d) wither

Show answer

a) live. To live is to stay alive, the opposite of dying.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Without regular watering, the young plants in the nursery will dei in the summer heat.

a) dei
b) nursery
c) regular
d) summer

Show answer

a) dei. The i comes before the e in die, as in tie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word means to colour cloth?

a) die
b) diet
c) dial
d) dye

Show answer

d) dye

2. In a board game, a die is ____.

a) a paper card
b) a small cube with dots on its faces
c) a coloured flag
d) a spinning top

Show answer

b) a small cube with dots on its faces

Associated Words

sponsorangelicconjunctionadvertisementplantation
respectfamishedfascinationrespectfulvigilant

Next steps

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