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Spell Bee Word: Hold


What does hold mean?

Word: Hold

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Hold means to have something in your hands or arms, or to keep it in place.

Synonyms: grip, carry, keep

Antonyms: drop, let go

How do you spell hold?

Syllables: hold

Tricky part: The o says its own name before ld, so children add an extra letter and write hould or hoald.

Watch out for: hould, hoald, holde

Memory tip: Find old inside hold: put an h in front of old and you have it.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. hold your horses: Wait a moment and do not rush. Example: "Hold your horses; the cake is still too hot to cut."

Hold in a sentence

Example 1: Please hold my bag while I tie my laces.

Example 2: Hold the railing when you go down the stairs.

Example 3: The baby can hold a spoon now.

Fun Fact

The big space inside a ship where goods are kept is also called the hold.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) full : empti
b) hold : drop
c) push : pull
d) open : close

Show answer

a) full : empti. Empty ends in y, so empti is the slip in these opposite pairs.

Word Champ

If you join ___ and ___, you will get a word for all the people who live together in one home.

1. hold 2. hous 3. house 4. howse 5. hoose 6. hows

a) 2/1
b) 4/1
c) 3/1
d) 6/1

Show answer

c) 3/1. House and hold make household; hous, howse and hows are not right spellings of house.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with hold?

a) held
b) could
c) rolled
d) howl

Show answer

c) rolled. Rolled is spelt with oll, yet it ends with the same sound as hold.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

lohd 1234

a) 2314
b) 3214
c) 3124
d) 4321

Show answer

b) 3214. H is at place 3, o at 2, l at 1 and d at 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should you hold when you cross the road with a grown-up?

a) your shoelace
b) your cap
c) their hand
d) a balloon

Show answer

c) their hand

2. Which of these can hold water?

a) a sieve
b) a basket
c) a net
d) a bucket

Show answer

d) a bucket

Associated Words

caloriesurveydopecharacterizationstrife
chucklecurtailintrudeenrichingdefensive

Next steps

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