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Spell Bee Word: Do


What does do mean?

Word: Do

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Do means to carry out an action, a task or a piece of work.

How do you spell do?

Syllables: do

Tricky part: Do itself is short, but its forms catch children out: does and done are both said with a u sound, yet neither has a u.

Watch out for: duz, doen

Memory tip: Does is simply do with es added, even though you hear 'duz'.

Do in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma likes to do the crossword with her morning tea.

Example 2: We do yoga in the school hall every Friday.

Example 3: What did you do in the summer holidays?

Fun Fact

Do is one of the most used verbs in English. Its past tense is did, and its past participle is done.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

On Sundays I help Dad doo the shopping at the market.

a) Sundays
b) shopping
c) market
d) doo

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d) doo. This little action word has just two letters, like go and no.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:

do

a) un
b) an
c) in
d) en

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a) un. Un can mean 'reverse the action', so to undo a button is to open it again.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

do

a) perform
b) refuse
c) borrow
d) forget

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a) perform. To perform a task is to carry it out, which is what doing it means.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) finish
b) do
c) homwork
d) repair

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c) homwork. Homework keeps the e at the end of home before work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'Oliver did the dishes after lunch.' What did Oliver do?

a) cooked the food
b) laid the table
c) bought new cups
d) washed the plates

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d) washed the plates

2. 'This old bicycle will do for now.' What does 'will do' mean here?

a) is too heavy
b) is good enough
c) is brand new
d) needs selling

Show answer

b) is good enough

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with do: doodle, downstairs, doorbell

More words from this list

gander, judo, necklace, rare, sprinkle, wisdom, belly, coast

Next steps

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