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Spell Bee Word: Escape


Basic Details

Word: Escape

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To get away from a place or a danger, or to get free.

Synonyms: flee, run away

How to Spell Escape

Syllables: es - cape

Tricky part: It starts with es, not ex. Because of words like excuse, many children write excape.

Watch out for: excape, escap, eskape

Memory tip: Es-CAPE: picture a superhero who escapes by flying off in a cape. Write es, then cape.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a narrow escape: a lucky getaway from a danger that nearly happened Example: "The cyclist had a narrow escape when the bus stopped just in time."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The parrot tried to escape through the open window.

Example 2: We left early to escape the evening traffic.

Example 3: Nobody can escape homework forever.

Fun Fact

Escape rooms are puzzle games in which a team must solve clues to get out of a locked room, usually within an hour.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) exsample
b) escape
c) excuze
d) escalater

Show answer

b) escape. Escape opens with es, not ex, and closes with a silent e.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The little calf tried to excape from the farm by jumping over the fence.

a) calf
b) fence
c) jumping
d) excape

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d) excape. Escape has an s after the e, never an x.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pescae

a) escape
b) escpae
c) esacpe
d) ecsape

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a) escape. Es comes first, then the word cape.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

escape

a) flee
b) trap
c) stay
d) catch

Show answer

a) flee. To flee is to run away from danger, which is what escaping means.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A mouse got out of the cage. What did it do?

a) It escaped.
b) It grew.
c) It slept.
d) It sang.

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a) It escaped.

2. What is 'a narrow escape'?

a) a small road
b) a short walk
c) only just getting away from danger
d) a very thin door

Show answer

c) only just getting away from danger

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Next steps

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