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Spell Bee Word: Hide


What does hide mean?

Word: Hide

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Hide means to go or put something in a place where it is out of sight.

Synonyms: conceal

Antonyms: reveal

How do you spell hide?

Syllables: hide

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent but important. Leave it off and you get a different word, the one for what you did yesterday.

Watch out for: hidee, hyd, hidd

Memory tip: The silent e hides at the end of hide. You cannot hear it, but it is there, just like a child playing hide-and-seek.

Hide in a sentence

Example 1: Let us hide behind the big neem tree.

Example 2: The cat likes to hide under my bed.

Example 3: The moon seemed to hide behind the clouds.

Fun Fact

Hide-and-seek is very old: a Greek writer, Julius Pollux, described a game much like it more than 1,800 years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

hide

a) bury
b) show
c) cover
d) tuck

Show answer

b) show. To hide is to keep out of sight; to show is to let people see.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

h_de

a) u
b) o
c) e
d) i

Show answer

d) i. Put i in the gap and you get hide; the other letters make no word.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hidde
b) secret
c) shadow
d) quiet

Show answer

a) hidde. The d in hide is not doubled; the silent e comes straight after it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My little brother likes to hide behind the curten.

a) little
b) curten
c) hide
d) brother

Show answer

b) curten. Curtain ends in ain, as in rain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Felix wants to hide a gift from his sister. Where should he put it?

a) in his sister's hands
b) in a closed cupboard
c) on the front step
d) on the dining table

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b) in a closed cupboard

2. A tortoise hides inside its ____.

a) tail
b) egg
c) nest
d) shell

Show answer

d) shell

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: conceal, reveal

More words from this list

magician, pharmacy, selfish, sweater, woodpecker, bonfire, count, festival

Next steps

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