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Spell Bee Word: Have


What does have mean?

Word: Have

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Have means to own or hold something. I have a pencil means the pencil belongs to me.

Synonyms: own

How do you spell have?

Syllables: have

Tricky part: Have ends with a silent e after the v. Children who write what they hear stop at hav.

Watch out for: hav, haf

Memory tip: English words hardly ever end in v, so a silent e comes after it: have, give, live.

Have in a sentence

Example 1: I have a red bag.

Example 2: We have two cats at home.

Example 3: Do you have a spare eraser?

Fun Fact

Have is one of the most common words in English. We also use it to make other verbs, as in I have eaten.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hous
b) have

Show answer

a) hous. House ends with a silent e, and hous leaves it off.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

haave

a) h
b) a

Show answer

b) a. Take away one of the two a's to get the word.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

vahe

a) have
b) ahve

Show answer

a) have. The v and the silent e finish the word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses have correctly?

a) It have four legs.
b) He have a bat.
c) I have two hands.
d) She have a cat.

Show answer

c) I have two hands.

2. I have a book. Whose book is it?

a) my friend's
b) nobody's
c) mine
d) my teacher's

Show answer

c) mine

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: own

More words from this list

it, mum, plan, show, they, work, blog, cost

Next steps

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