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Spell Bee Word: Had


What does had mean?

Word: Had

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Had means owned or held something before now. It is the past of have and has.

How do you spell had?

Syllables: had

Tricky part: Had ends in d. Some children write t and get hat, which is a different word.

Watch out for: hadd, hadde

Memory tip: Had ends in d, like dad: Dad had a cup of tea.

Had in a sentence

Example 1: I had idli for breakfast.

Example 2: We had fun at the beach.

Example 3: Tara had a red cycle when she was small.

Fun Fact

Had is on the Dolch list of sight words that children learn to read at a glance, along with has, her, him, his and how.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) had
b) hed

Show answer

a) had. Hed is not a word. Had has the short a of ant.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_ad

a) h
b) k

Show answer

a) h. Kad is not a word; had begins with h.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with had.

a) hid
b) sad

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b) sad. Sad sounds just like had after the first letter; hid does not, because of its i.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

had ---> dog ---> ____

a) gum
b) dig

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a) gum. Dog ends with g, so gum is next. Dig starts with d, like dog.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kabir had a pet rabbit when he was small. Which is true?

a) He will get a rabbit tomorrow.
b) He owned a rabbit before.
c) He has never seen a rabbit.
d) He is buying a rabbit now.

Show answer

b) He owned a rabbit before.

2. We had lunch. Which word means the same as had here?

a) made
b) missed
c) ate
d) cooked

Show answer

c) ate

Associated Words

areraggotdogrut
putdigbaglappin

Next steps

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