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Spell Bee Word: Gain


What does gain mean?

Word: Gain

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Gain means to get or win something useful, such as knowledge, points, time or weight.

Synonyms: get, earn, win, obtain

How do you spell gain?

Syllables: gain

Tricky part: The long a sound is spelt ai, as in rain. Gayn and gane are slips to avoid.

Watch out for: gayn, gane, gein

Memory tip: Gain and rain share ai. After good rain, farmers gain a good crop.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. no pain, no gain: You have to work hard to get good results. Example: "Neha practised the tabla every evening; no pain, no gain, she said."

Gain in a sentence

Example 1: Reading every day helps you gain new words.

Example 2: Our team gained ten points in the last round of the quiz.

Example 3: The puppy gained weight after we fed it properly.

Fun Fact

Astronauts can gain a few centimetres in height during long trips in space, because their spines stretch out without gravity pressing down on them.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

gain

a) lose
b) reach
c) keep
d) collect

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a) lose. When you lose something you end up with less, the reverse of a gain.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) acheive
b) gain
c) proffit
d) sucess

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b) gain. Profit, success and achieve are the right spellings; gain is the only correct word here.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

naig

a) nag
b) gang
c) grain
d) gain

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d) gain. Nag leaves a letter behind, gang needs a second g and grain needs an r.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

gaine

a) i
b) e
c) n
d) a

Show answer

b) e. Like rain, gain stops at the n; no e follows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence shows a gain?

a) Our team went from 20 points to 30.
b) Our match was called off today.
c) Our team stayed on 25 points.
d) Our team went from 30 points to 20.

Show answer

a) Our team went from 20 points to 30.

2. A shop that makes a gain has made ____.

a) a discount
b) a loss
c) a profit
d) a refund

Show answer

c) a profit

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