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Spell Bee Word: fade


Basic Details

Word: Fade

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To slowly lose colour, brightness or strength until it becomes pale, quiet or disappears.

Synonyms: dim, wither, vanish, disappear

Antonyms: brighten, glow, bloom

How to Spell Fade

Syllables: fade

Tricky part: The long a sound is made by a and a silent e at the end (a-e), not by ai or ay.

Watch out for: faid, fayd, faed

Memory tip: Fade belongs to the made, shade and blade family: one a, one d and a silent e to finish.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. fade into the background: To become less noticed or less important. Example: "When her famous aunt walked in, Priya felt she had faded into the background."

Usage Examples

Example 1: My blue jeans have started to fade after many washes.

Example 2: The music faded as the parade moved down the street.

Example 3: Hope began to fade when the rain did not stop.

Fun Fact

Clothes fade in strong sunlight because ultraviolet rays break down the dye in the cloth, so dark clothes are often dried in the shade.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) wistle
b) glimse
c) fade
d) sqeeze

Show answer

c) fade. Fade needs nothing more than its silent e, while each of the other three is missing a letter.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: fade

a) vanish
b) wither
c) dim
d) brighten

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d) brighten. Colours that fade grow paler; colours that brighten grow stronger.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The posters on our classroom wall began to faid in the summer heat.

a) classroom
b) faid
c) summer
d) posters

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b) faid. Fade uses a with a silent e at the end, not ai.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a sound fades, it becomes ____.

a) softer
b) louder
c) higher
d) sharper

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a) softer

2. Which of these is most likely to fade?

a) a glass of cold water
b) a closed book
c) a photo left in the sun for years
d) a new stone wall

Show answer

c) a photo left in the sun for years

Associated Words

courtesymilitarybridalhustlecandidacy
generationdistinctaccommodationutilitynonchalant

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