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Spell Bee Word: Eager


What does eager mean?

Word: Eager

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Eager means wanting to do or have something very much.

Synonyms: excited

Antonyms: unwilling

How do you spell eager?

Syllables: ea - ger

Tricky part: The long e sound at the start is spelt ea, as in eat. Children often write eeger.

Watch out for: eagur, eagar, eegar

Memory tip: When you are eager, your eyes go wide. Let the wide-open e and a sit side by side at the start of the word.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. eager beaver: A person who is very keen to work or help. Example: "Hugo is an eager beaver who wipes the board before anyone asks."

Eager in a sentence

Example 1: Tara was eager to open her gift.

Example 2: The eager students raised their hands.

Example 3: Our dog is eager for his walk every evening.

Fun Fact

Hundreds of years ago, eager meant sharp or sour. The same old French word, aigre, meaning sour, is also hidden in vinegar.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

eager

a) lazy
b) keen
c) slow
d) sleepy

Show answer

b) keen. Eager and keen both describe someone who really wants to do something.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) eagir
b) eagor
c) eager
d) eaguer

Show answer

c) eager. Eager ends in er, as teacher and father do.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

eagger

a) a
b) r
c) e
d) g

Show answer

d) g. Eager has a single g.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Tara was eager to join the school picnick.

a) eager
b) join
c) school
d) picnick

Show answer

d) picnick. Picnic ends in a plain c, with no k: p-i-c-n-i-c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these shows that Meena is eager to learn?

a) She asks lots of questions.
b) She forgets her books.
c) She yawns in class.
d) She looks out of the window.

Show answer

a) She asks lots of questions.

2. The puppy is eager to go out. What is it doing?

a) hiding under the bed
b) jumping at the door
c) chewing its bone quietly
d) sleeping in its basket

Show answer

b) jumping at the door

Associated Words

Words that end in -ger: manager, ginger, burger, finger, anger, tiger

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: excited, unwilling

More words from this list

grandfather, nineteen, recover, speedboat, university, argument, cedar, doughnut

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