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Spell Bee Word: Give


What does give mean?

Word: Give

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Give means to let someone have something, such as handing a friend your pencil.

Antonyms: take

How do you spell give?

Syllables: give

Tricky part: You hear a v at the end, but the word does not stop there. A silent e comes after the v.

Watch out for: giv, giev

Memory tip: Picture a small gift at the very end of the word. That gift is the quiet e: you cannot hear it, but you always put it in.

Give in a sentence

Example 1: Please give me the red crayon.

Example 2: Grandpa will give me a ride on his scooter.

Example 3: I give water to the plants each morning.

Fun Fact

Long ago many people in England began this word with a y sound. The g sound we say today came from the language of the Vikings.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hapy
b) give

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a) hapy. Happy has two p's in the middle, so hapy is the slip.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'give':

a) five
b) forgive

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a) five. Say them aloud: five has a long sound in the middle, like kite, so it does not match.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

g_ve

a) i
b) e

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a) i. Only one letter makes a word you know; geve means nothing.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

ivge

a) give
b) gvie

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a) give. Only one choice is a real word: the one that means to hand something over.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mum says, 'Give me your plate.' What do you do?

a) hide it away
b) draw on it
c) eat from it
d) pass it to her

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d) pass it to her

2. Which one can you give to a friend?

a) the blue sky
b) the hot sun
c) the full moon
d) a green apple

Show answer

d) a green apple

Associated Words

Words that end in -ve: love, move, stove

More words from this list

is, most, pay, shop, them, word, bill, cool

Next steps

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