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Spell Bee Word: Fake


What does fake mean?

Word: Fake

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Fake means not real. Something fake is made to look like the real thing, often to trick people.

Synonyms: false, copied, pretend

Antonyms: real, genuine

How do you spell fake?

Syllables: fake

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

Watch out for: faik, faek, fayk

Memory tip: Fake and real are opposites. The magic e at the end of fake makes the a say its own name.

Fake in a sentence

Example 1: Our neighbours put a fake owl on the roof to keep pigeons away.

Example 2: That shiny stone is a fake diamond made of glass.

Example 3: Riya wore a fake moustache in the school play.

Fun Fact

Fake is a fairly young English word: it was first written down in the early 1800s, and nobody is sure where it came from.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which word rhymes with fake?

a) speak
b) steak
c) freak
d) fact

Show answer

b) steak. Steak is said like stake, so it matches fake; speak and freak have an ee sound, and fact has a short a.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

kefa

a) very far away from home
b) full after a big meal
c) moving very fast
d) copied to look like the real thing

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d) copied to look like the real thing. K, e, f and a rearranged spell fake.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) early : late
b) fake : real
c) open : shut
d) full : emptey

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d) full : emptey. Empty has no e before the y: e-m-p-t-y.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

That plastic mango looks real, but it is ______.

a) flake
b) fade
c) fame
d) fake

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d) fake. Something that only looks real is fake; fame, flake and fade do not fit after it is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to be fake?

a) a fresh rose
b) a live parrot
c) a paper flower
d) a ripe mango

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c) a paper flower

2. A fake smile is one that ...

a) is very wide
b) lasts all day
c) is not truly felt
d) shows all your teeth

Show answer

c) is not truly felt

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: false, pretend, genuine

More words from this list

hibiscus, moan, reproduce, steering, tumbler, angel, chemist, curl

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