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Spell Bee Word: guard


Basic Details

Word: Guard

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who watches over a place or people to keep them safe; as a verb, to protect or watch over.

Synonyms: protector, sentry, watchman, defender

How to Spell Guard

Syllables: guard

Tricky part: The u is silent, and it comes before the a. Students often write gard or swap the letters to gaurd.

Watch out for: gard, gaurd, guared

Memory tip: Learn g-u-a-r-d once and you can spell a whole family: lifeguard, bodyguard, safeguard and guardrail all keep the same letters.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. off guard: not ready for something that suddenly happens Example: "The surprise test caught the whole class off guard."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The guard at the museum asked us not to touch the paintings.

Example 2: Our dog guards the gate and barks at every stranger.

Example 3: Two guards in red uniforms stood outside the palace.

Fun Fact

Guard and ward began as the same word; French said it with gu and English with w, which is why we have both guardian and warden.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to make a new word:

guard

a) ian
b) ain
c) ion
d) ean

Show answer

a) ian. Guard plus ian gives guardian, a person who looks after a child or a place.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A security gaurd checks every car that enters the gate of our housing society.

a) enters
b) security
c) gaurd
d) society

Show answer

c) gaurd. In guard the u comes first and the a second.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sissors
b) guard
c) wrinkel
d) rythm

Show answer

b) guard. Scissors needs its c, wrinkle ends in le and rhythm has an h after the r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Goalkeepers guard the net. Here guard means ____.

a) measure
b) protect
c) leave
d) paint

Show answer

b) protect

2. Which person would most likely work as a guard?

a) someone who checks visitors at a bank gate
b) someone who repairs shoes
c) someone who bakes bread
d) someone who teaches music

Show answer

a) someone who checks visitors at a bank gate

Associated Words

corridorbackgroundtrumpetconceptabhor
occasionallycommercialimmuneclosureduel

Next steps

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