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Spell Bee Word: Keep


What does keep mean?

Word: Keep

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Keep means to have something and not give it away, or to put it in a place and leave it there.

Synonyms: hold, save

Antonyms: give away

How do you spell keep?

Syllables: keep

Tricky part: Keep is spelt with ee in the middle. Children sometimes write ea, or only one e.

Watch out for: keap, kiep, keyp

Memory tip: Keep your two e's together, side by side, like two friends who never part.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. keep an eye on: To watch something or someone carefully. Example: "Please keep an eye on your little brother."

Keep in a sentence

Example 1: Dada said I could keep the shell I found on the beach.

Example 2: Keep your shoes on the rack.

Example 3: I keep my coins in a piggy bank.

Fun Fact

A keep is also the strongest, tallest tower in the middle of an old castle.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ceep
b) teeth
c) green
d) sleep

Show answer

a) ceep. Keep starts with k, not c; sleep, green and teeth are spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

keep

a) carry
b) guard
c) lose
d) store

Show answer

c) lose. If you lose something, you no longer keep it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Can I keepe this red pencil?

a) red
b) pencil
c) keepe
d) Can

Show answer

c) keepe. Keep stops at the p; there is no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you keep milk so it stays fresh?

a) on the kitchen shelf
b) on the balcony
c) in a cupboard
d) in the fridge

Show answer

d) in the fridge

2. If you keep a secret, what do you do?

a) you forget it at once
b) you tell everyone
c) you tell nobody
d) you write it on the board

Show answer

c) you tell nobody

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: hold

More words from this list

origin, ripple, storm, whisper, banyan, chain, desk, four

Next steps

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