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Spell Bee Word: Finish


What does finish mean?

Word: Finish

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Finish means to come to the end of something, or to complete it.

Synonyms: end, complete

How do you spell finish?

Syllables: fin - ish

Tricky part: Both vowels are i. Children often write fenish or finesh.

Watch out for: finsh, fenesh

Memory tip: Say 'I finish it': finish has the letter i twice, once in each part.

Finish in a sentence

Example 1: Finish your milk before you go out.

Example 2: I will finish my drawing after lunch.

Example 3: Arjun was the first to finish the race.

Fun Fact

In a running race, the winner is the runner whose torso, the chest and tummy part of the body, reaches the finish line first. A head, arm or foot does not count.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

finish

a) hurry
b) win
c) start
d) stop

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c) start. You start a race at one end and finish it at the other.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Can you finich your painting before the bell rings?

a) bell
b) finich
c) before
d) painting

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b) finich. Finish ends with sh, the same sound as in fish.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

shinif

a) fisinh
b) fnisih
c) finish
d) finihs

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c) finish. Unscramble the letters to get the word for coming to the end of something.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

fi_ish

a) r
b) m
c) n
d) l

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c) n. Finish begins with fin, as a fish's fin does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When you finish your homework, it is ____.

a) lost
b) torn
c) new
d) done

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d) done

2. Which of these comes at the finish of a storybook?

a) the title
b) the front cover
c) the first page
d) the last page

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d) the last page

Associated Words

Words that end in -ish: foolish, selfish, publish, starfish, goldfish, radish

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: complete

More words from this list

honest, muffin, quiet, slow, true, April, bucket, cross

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