Spell Bee Word: Got

What does got mean?

Word: Got

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Got means received or fetched. It is the past of get: today I get, yesterday I got.

Synonyms: received

Antonyms: gave

How do you spell got?

Syllables: got

Tricky part: Got ends with a single t. Children sometimes add a second t, but the t only doubles when the word grows, as in forgotten.

Watch out for: gott, gotte

Memory tip: Got is short and quick: say it fast and you hear one tap of t at the end, not two.

Got in a sentence

Example 1: I got a new pencil box.

Example 2: Ravi got wet in the rain.

Example 3: We got a letter from Nani.

Fun Fact

British and Indian English use got where American English often says gotten, as in It has got colder.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) got
b) goot

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a) got. Goot has an extra o. Got has only one.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_ot

a) k
b) g

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b) g. Kot is not a word; got starts with g, as in garden.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) gut
b) pot
c) dot
d) got

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a) gut. Got, pot and dot end with the same sound. Gut has a u sound in the middle.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

sun ---> nag ---> ____

a) net
b) got

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b) got. Nag ends with g, and got begins with g. Net begins with n, like nag.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom got a prize for his drawing. How did he feel?

a) scared
b) sleepy
c) cross
d) proud

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d) proud

2. Riya got a sticker. What happened?

a) she hid one away
b) she threw one away
c) she tore one up
d) she was given one

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d) she was given one

Associated Words

Next steps

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