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Spell Bee Word: Divide


What does divide mean?

Word: Divide

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Divide means to split something into parts or groups. In maths, to divide is to share a number into equal groups.

Synonyms: split, share

Antonyms: combine

How do you spell divide?

Syllables: di - vide

Tricky part: The first two vowels are both i: d-i-v-i-de. Many children write devide because the first sound is not clear.

Watch out for: devide, diveid, divyde

Memory tip: Two i's, one on each side of the v, like a cake cut into two equal halves.

Divide in a sentence

Example 1: Divide the laddoos so that everyone gets two.

Example 2: Twelve divided by three is four.

Example 3: A river can divide a city into two parts.

Fun Fact

You cannot divide a number by zero. Try it on a calculator and it shows an error.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

divide

a) cut
b) separate
c) join
d) break

Show answer

c) join. To join is to put together, which undoes dividing.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our teacher asked us to divid the class into four teams.

a) class
b) teacher
c) divid
d) teams

Show answer

c) divid. Divide ends with a silent e that makes the second i say its name.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) eqaul
b) multipley
c) divide
d) subtrect

Show answer

c) divide. In maths class you would write multiply with a plain y, subtract with an a, and equal with u straight after q.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

evdiid

a) diivde
b) divdie
c) divide
d) divied

Show answer

c) divide. The letters settle as d-i-v-i-d-e, with the silent e last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you divide 10 pencils equally between 2 friends, each gets ____.

a) 2
b) 10
c) 5
d) 8

Show answer

c) 5

2. In maths, what is the opposite of divide?

a) share
b) split
c) subtract
d) multiply

Show answer

d) multiply

Associated Words

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