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Spell Bee Word: Lean


What does lean mean?

Word: Lean

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Lean means to tip your body to one side, or to rest against something for support.

Synonyms: tilt

How do you spell lean?

Syllables: lean

Tricky part: For the past, British English allows both leaned and leant, so neither is a mistake. Leanned, with a double n, is wrong.

Watch out for: leanned, leanted

Memory tip: To talk about yesterday, just add t: lean + t gives leant, as in I leant on the gate.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. lean on someone: To depend on someone for help. Example: "When I feel sad, I can lean on my big sister."

Lean in a sentence

Example 1: Do not lean on the wet wall.

Example 2: Grandpa leans on his stick when he walks.

Example 3: Lean forward so you can see the fish in the pond.

Fun Fact

The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy tilts to one side because the soft ground under it sank on one side while it was being built.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) leen
b) lein
c) laen
d) lean

Show answer

d) lean. Lean uses e and a side by side for its long ee sound.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Do not leane out of the bus window.

a) leane
b) window
c) bus
d) out

Show answer

a) leane. Lean stops at n; there is no e on the end.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

lean

a) sit
b) bend
c) straighten
d) push

Show answer

b) bend. When you lean, you bend your body to one side.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is safe to lean against?

a) a wet painting
b) a strong wall
c) a swinging door
d) a hot oven

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b) a strong wall

2. Rahul leans his cycle against a tree. Where is the cycle?

a) resting on the tree
b) lying in the road
c) hanging from a hook
d) locked in the shed

Show answer

a) resting on the tree

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with l: lion, lark, lonely, loaf, lily, loud

More words from this list

pattern, scarlet, tailor, yell, begin, child, draw, gentle

Next steps

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