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Spell Bee Word: forward


Basic Details

Word: Forward

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To send a letter, message or email that you have received on to another person.

Synonyms: send on, pass on, dispatch

Sounds like: foreword (a short introduction at the start of a book)

How to Spell Forward

Syllables: for - ward

Tricky part: The word starts with for and ends with ward. It has no e after for; foreword with an e is a different word.

Watch out for: forword, foreward, forwerd

Memory tip: When you forward a message, it goes toward someone else: forward and toward both end in ward.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. look forward to: To wait happily for something that is going to happen. Example: "Meera is looking forward to her cousin's wedding in December."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Can you forward this email to everyone in the team?

Example 2: The post office will forward our letters to the new address.

Example 3: Rohan forwarded the funny video to his whole family group.

Fun Fact

In hockey and football, a forward is a player whose main job is to attack and score goals.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: forward

a) receive
b) withhold
c) dispatch
d) delete

Show answer

c) dispatch. To forward a letter is to dispatch it, or send it on to someone else.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please foreward the school circular to all the parents by Friday.

a) foreward
b) circular
c) Friday
d) parents

Show answer

a) foreward. The verb is forward with no e after for; a foreword is something else, found at the front of a book.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) awkwerd
b) forward
c) backwerd
d) upwords

Show answer

b) forward. Forward ends in ward, which the other three have spelt wrongly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person usually forwards letters to a new address?

a) a dentist
b) a painter
c) a farmer
d) a postman

Show answer

d) a postman

2. Which phrase means to wait happily for something?

a) look away from
b) look down on
c) look out of
d) look forward to

Show answer

d) look forward to

Associated Words

emotionaltrumpetportraitexhibitfrustrated
expeditionhospitalitydeviatingassistantboost

Next steps

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