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Spell Bee Word: Lag


What does lag mean?

Word: Lag

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Lag means to move more slowly than the others and fall behind.

Antonyms: lead

How do you spell lag?

Syllables: lag

Tricky part: The middle sound is a short a. If you write e instead, you get leg, which is a part of your body.

Watch out for: lagh, laag

Memory tip: Lag and leg differ by one letter. Lag, with an a, is what slow walkers do; leg, with an e, is what they walk on.

Lag in a sentence

Example 1: Do not lag behind on the school trip.

Example 2: My little brother always lags behind when we walk to the park.

Example 3: The old phone lags when I watch cartoons.

Fun Fact

Jet lag is the sleepy, muddled feeling people get after flying across many time zones.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) lag
b) lagg

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b) lagg. Lagg doubles the last letter for no reason.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with lag.

a) wag
b) log

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a) wag. A dog's tail can wag, and wag ends with the same sound as lag. Log ends like dog.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_ag

a) k
b) l

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b) l. Lag begins with the sound at the start of lion. A k there would give kag, which means nothing.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

lag ---> girl ---> ____

a) gate
b) leaf

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b) leaf. Girl ends with l, and leaf starts with l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The class is walking to the park. Who is lagging?

a) Raju, who is last in line
b) Tara, who walks with Mini
c) Mini, who is first in line
d) Sonu, who is in the middle

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a) Raju, who is last in line

2. Gopal is lagging behind on the hike. What should he do to stay with the group?

a) slow down
b) keep up
c) lie down
d) sit down

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b) keep up

Associated Words

gunsunnappoprug
ratkinrunwasnew

Next steps

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