Spell Bee Word: Driver

What does driver mean?

Word: Driver

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Driver means a person who drives a car, bus, lorry or train.

How do you spell driver?

Syllables: dri - ver

Tricky part: The last part is er, not ar or or, as in baker.

Watch out for: drivar, drivur

Memory tip: A driver drives and a baker bakes: both jobs end in er.

Driver in a sentence

Example 1: Our school bus driver is very kind.

Example 2: The driver waited for the children to cross.

Example 3: The auto driver knew every lane in town.

Fun Fact

Train drivers in India are called loco pilots, short for locomotive pilots.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) cleaner
b) dryver
c) pilot
d) painter

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b) dryver. Driver keeps the i of drive.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

drivver

a) v
b) r
c) d
d) e

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a) v. Driver has only one v, as drive does.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

verdir

a) drivre
b) driver
c) dirvre
d) dirver

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b) driver. Only one choice spells the person at the wheel.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

d_iver

a) l
b) h
c) w
d) r

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d) r. Driver is built on drive, which begins with dr.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must a bus driver do at a red light?

a) open the doors
b) speed up
c) sound the horn
d) stop the bus

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d) stop the bus

2. Which of these helps a driver see the cars behind?

a) the horn button
b) the seat belt
c) the gear stick
d) the side mirror

Show answer

d) the side mirror

Associated Words

More words from this list

glad, lemon, peacock, school, talk, yellow, believe, chilli

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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