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Spell Bee Word: Hope


What does hope mean?

Word: Hope

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hope means a feeling that something good may happen. To hope is to want something and believe it may come true.

Synonyms: wish, faith

How do you spell hope?

Syllables: hope

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but it makes the o say its own name, as in rope.

Watch out for: hoap, houp, howp

Memory tip: The silent e at the end is a helper: it makes the o long, as in rope and note.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. hope against hope: to keep hoping when there is very little chance. Example: "We hoped against hope that the rain would stop before the match."

Hope in a sentence

Example 1: I hope it does not rain on sports day.

Example 2: The doctor's words gave the family new hope.

Example 3: Grandma always says that tomorrow can be a better day, and that gives us hope.

Fun Fact

The famous blue Hope Diamond, now kept in a museum in Washington, is believed to have come from the Kollur mine in southern India.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ho_e

a) p
b) f
c) g
d) b

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a) p. The consonant here is p, as in pen.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) laugh
b) hope
c) belive
d) smile

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c) belive. Believe has ie after the l.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

hope

a) dream
b) belief
c) despair
d) trust

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c) despair. Despair is the feeling that nothing good will happen.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pheo

a) ohpe
b) hoep
c) hope
d) hpoe

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c) hope. This is the feeling you have before your birthday gift is opened.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Noah hopes it will not rain on sports day. How does he feel about sports day?

a) he does not care about it
b) he has forgotten it
c) he is looking forward to it
d) he is afraid of it

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c) he is looking forward to it

2. Which word fits the gap? We are ____ to visit Goa in May.

a) hoping
b) hopping
c) hopeing
d) hopying

Show answer

a) hoping

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: wish

More words from this list

manner, plank, shape, theatre, wren, breakfast, crocodile, forehead

Next steps

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