Spell Bee Word: Forget

What does forget mean?

Word: Forget

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Forget means to have something go out of your mind, so you cannot think of it when you need it.

How do you spell forget?

Syllables: for - get

Tricky part: Forget has just one t at the end. The t doubles only when you add ing: forgetting.

Watch out for: foget, fourget, forgett

Memory tip: Keep one t in forget; it takes a second t only in forgetting and forgotten.

Forget in a sentence

Example 1: Do not forget your water bottle.

Example 2: I always forget where I keep my sharpener.

Example 3: Mina will never forget her first train ride.

Fun Fact

Forget-me-not is the name of a small blue flower.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

forget

a) skip
b) miss
c) lose
d) remember

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d) remember. To remember is to keep something in your mind, the opposite of forget.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) basket
b) forgit
c) garden
d) pocket

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b) forgit. Forget ends in get, the same as the word get.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Riya will not foreget to feed the cat.

a) Riya
b) feed
c) foreget
d) cat

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c) foreget. Forget has no e between the r and the g.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gerfot

a) froget
b) forgte
c) fogret
d) forget

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d) forget. The six letters make the word for letting something slip from your mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can help you not to forget your homework?

a) a long nap
b) a note in your diary
c) a new pencil box
d) a glass of milk

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b) a note in your diary

2. If you forget your water bottle at school, you ____.

a) buy a new one
b) wash it out
c) leave it behind
d) fill it up

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c) leave it behind

Associated Words

Words that start with for: forehead, fortunate, forearm, foreword

More words from this list

joyful, nurse, rickshaw, spring, walk, baker, carry, deer

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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