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Spell Bee Word: Hurry


What does hurry mean?

Word: Hurry

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Hurry means to move or do something quickly because there is not much time.

How do you spell hurry?

Syllables: hur - ry

Tricky part: The middle has two r's. When you add ed or es, the y changes to i: hurried, hurries.

Watch out for: hury, huried

Memory tip: Worry and carry change in the same way: worried, carried, and this word becomes hurried.

Hurry in a sentence

Example 1: We had to hurry to catch the bus to school.

Example 2: Don't hurry your painting; take your time with the colours.

Example 3: Mum told us to hurry because the train to Chennai was about to leave.

Fun Fact

No one is quite sure where the word came from; it seems to have first appeared in English in the late 1500s.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hurrey

a) y
b) e
c) r
d) u

Show answer

b) e. This word ends with just a y after the r's, as happy does.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

hurry

a) linger
b) pause
c) wait
d) rush

Show answer

d) rush. To rush and to hurry both mean to go fast.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ryhru

a) hurry
b) curry
c) hairy
d) furry

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a) hurry. Furry needs an f, hairy needs a and i, and curry needs a c.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) hurry
b) wurry
c) quik
d) carefull

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a) hurry. Worry has an o, careful ends in one l, and quick has ck.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might someone need to hurry?

a) they are late for school
b) they have a free afternoon
c) they are fast asleep
d) the shop is closed for a week

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a) they are late for school

2. Which word means the opposite of 'in a hurry'?

a) slowly
b) quickly
c) suddenly
d) loudly

Show answer

a) slowly

Associated Words

Words that end in -rry: gooseberry, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry

More words from this list

mechanic, postpone, scientific, tidy, accidental, briefcase, degree, even

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