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Spell Bee Word: Leave


Basic Details

Word: Leave

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To go away from a place or a person, or to let something stay where it is.

Synonyms: depart, go

Antonyms: arrive, stay

How to Spell Leave

Syllables: leave

Tricky part: The long ee sound is spelt ea, and a silent e follows the v. Hardly any English words end in a bare v, so the e is needed.

Watch out for: leav, leeve, leve

Memory tip: Leave and weave are spelt alike after the first letter: l-eave, w-eave. Change one letter and you have the other.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. leave no stone unturned: To try every possible way to find or do something. Example: "Ammi left no stone unturned while looking for my lost locket."

Usage Examples

Example 1: We leave for school at half past seven.

Example 2: Please leave your shoes outside the prayer room.

Example 3: The train to Chennai will leave from platform four.

Fun Fact

The leave in sick leave, meaning permission to be away, comes from a different Old English word from the verb leave. The two simply ended up with the same spelling.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

leave

a) exit
b) depart
c) arrive
d) go

Show answer

c) arrive. Leaving is going away, and arriving is coming in.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) leeve
b) believe
c) breathe
d) stream

Show answer

a) leeve. Leave uses e-a for its ee sound, not a double e.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

leavve

a) v
b) l
c) e
d) a

Show answer

a) v. One v is enough before the final e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bell rings at two, we ____ school.

a) lift
b) live
c) leaf
d) leave

Show answer

d) leave

2. 'Leave the book on the table' means ____.

a) let the book stay on the table
b) read the book aloud
c) tear the book
d) take the book home

Show answer

a) let the book stay on the table

Associated Words

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Next steps

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