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Spell Bee Word: Fresh


Basic Details

Word: Fresh

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Newly made, picked or cooked, and not old or stale. Fresh air is clean and cool.

Synonyms: new, clean

Antonyms: stale, rotten

How to Spell Fresh

Syllables: fresh

Tricky part: There is only one vowel, e, and the word ends in sh. Fersh and freash are the slips teachers often see.

Watch out for: fersh, freash, fresch

Memory tip: Say 'fresh fish' quickly. Both words end in sh, and fresh has just one vowel, the e, sitting between fr and sh.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a breath of fresh air: Someone or something new that makes things more pleasant. Example: "The new games teacher was a breath of fresh air for our class."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Amma bought fresh mangoes at the market this morning.

Example 2: Open the window to let in some fresh air.

Example 3: The bread is still warm and fresh from the oven.

Fun Fact

A fresh egg sinks in a bowl of water. An old egg tends to float, because more air collects inside it as it ages.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: fresh

a) stale
b) clean
c) crisp
d) new

Show answer

a) stale. Stale food is old and dry, the opposite of fresh.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) brush
b) flash
c) fersh
d) crash

Show answer

c) fersh. The r comes straight after the f: fr-e-sh.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The cook used freash coriander leaves in the chutney.

a) cook
b) chutney
c) freash
d) coriander

Show answer

c) freash. Fresh has only one vowel, so there is no a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is fresh?

a) a mouldy orange
b) bread baked today
c) sour milk
d) bread from last month

Show answer

b) bread baked today

2. Open the window to let in some fresh ____.

a) plates
b) shoes
c) air
d) homework

Show answer

c) air

Associated Words

squattinyhorizondesignerdiamond
celeryhopefulnessbakersellchallenging

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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