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Spell Bee Word: Erase


What does erase mean?

Word: Erase

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Erase means to rub out pencil marks or writing so they can no longer be seen.

Synonyms: rub out

How do you spell erase?

Syllables: e - rase

Tricky part: The middle sounds like a z, but it is written with an s.

Watch out for: eraze, erace

Memory tip: Hear a buzz, write an s. Rose and nose play the same trick, and so does erase.

Erase in a sentence

Example 1: Erase the wrong answer and write it again neatly.

Example 2: Ma'am asked Rohan to erase the board after class.

Example 3: I used a soft rubber to erase the smudge.

Fun Fact

In British English the thing you erase with is usually called a rubber. Eraser is used too, especially in American English.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) irrase
b) irase
c) errase
d) erase

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d) erase. It opens with a single e and a single r, and keeps a silent e at the end.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

er_se

a) u
b) i
c) a
d) e

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c) a. The long a sound here is just an a, helped by the silent e at the end.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

erase

a) remove
b) copy
c) colour
d) draw

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a) remove. When you erase a mark, you remove it, so the two mean the same.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would you erase something?

a) when you open a new book
b) when you write a word wrongly
c) when you close the door
d) when you sharpen a pencil

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b) when you write a word wrongly

2. Priya erased the drawing on her slate. What can you see now?

a) a bigger drawing
b) a coloured drawing
c) a clean slate
d) two drawings

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c) a clean slate

Associated Words

Words that end in -ase: please, chase, pillowcase, vase, release, decrease

More words from this list

grunt, large, oven, sack, starfish, wasp, banjo, cinema

Next steps

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