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Spell Bee Word: Dispute


What does dispute mean?

Word: Dispute

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dispute means a disagreement between people who see something in different ways.

Antonyms: agreement

How do you spell dispute?

Syllables: dis - pute

Tricky part: The word starts with dis, not des. Say it clearly and you will hear the short i.

Watch out for: despute, dispoot

Memory tip: Dispute begins with the same three letters as discuss. In a dispute, people discuss who is right.

Dispute in a sentence

Example 1: The two neighbours settled their dispute over the shared wall.

Example 2: There was a dispute about whose turn it was to bat.

Example 3: Our class monitor helped end the dispute calmly.

Fun Fact

Oxford gives two ways to say the noun: with the stress on dis or on pute. Both are correct in British English.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The two teams had a dispewt about the last run.

a) teams
b) dispewt
c) about
d) last

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b) dispewt. After the p, the long u sound is a plain u, then t and a silent e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tuspied

a) dipsute
b) dsipute
c) dispute
d) disptue

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c) dispute. Sound out each choice; three of them trip over the middle letters.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

dispute

a) answer
b) argument
c) apology
d) promise

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b) argument. In an argument people disagree, and that is what a dispute is.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

disppute

a) e
b) s
c) p
d) t

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c) p. Just one p comes after the s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two friends both want the window seat. What could they do to end the dispute?

a) grab the seat
b) shout louder
c) sulk all day
d) take turns

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d) take turns

2. What could easily start a dispute?

a) a sunny morning at the park
b) a tasty lunch with friends
c) two children wanting the same swing
d) a quiet hour in the library

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c) two children wanting the same swing

Associated Words

Words that end in -ute: parachute, cute, contribute, distribute

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: agreement

More words from this list

ginger, inside, mittens, push, smash, travel, ahead, camping

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