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Spell Bee Word: Keen


What does keen mean?

Word: Keen

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Keen means wanting very much to do something and looking forward to it. It can also mean very sharp, as in keen eyes.

Antonyms: unwilling

How do you spell keen?

Syllables: keen

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ee. Kene and kien are the common slips.

Watch out for: kene, kien

Memory tip: A keen learner wants to see everything, and keen has the same ee as see.

Keen in a sentence

Example 1: Lucas is keen to learn the guitar.

Example 2: The eagle has keen eyes.

Example 3: We were keen to start the treasure hunt.

Fun Fact

Long ago, in Old English, keen meant brave or bold. Its use for wanting to do something came later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

keen

a) slow
b) sleepy
c) bored
d) eager

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d) eager. A keen child is eager to get started.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) proud
b) ceen
c) polite
d) gentle

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b) ceen. Keen starts with k, not c.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Mateo is keene to play in the match.

a) Mateo
b) keene
c) play
d) match

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b) keene. Keen stops at the n; nothing comes after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which child is keen on reading?

a) Dev, who reads only when told
b) Babu, who never opens a book
c) Ella, who reads every evening
d) Chintu, who keeps losing his books

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c) Ella, who reads every evening

2. If a dog has a keen sense of smell, it ____.

a) only smells sweet things
b) sneezes at every smell
c) notices faint smells easily
d) cannot smell anything

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c) notices faint smells easily

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: unwilling

More words from this list

object, require, squeak, vest, awake, chase, dustbin, granddaughter

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