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Spell Bee Word: Lose


What does lose mean?

Word: Lose

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Lose means to be unable to find something you had, or to be beaten in a game or match.

Synonyms: misplace

Antonyms: find

How do you spell lose?

Syllables: lose

Tricky part: Lose has only one o, said like oo. With two o's it becomes loose, a different word that means not tight and sounds slightly different.

Watch out for: lewse, looze

Memory tip: Lose has lost an o. Loose keeps both, like a loose belt that has room to spare.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. lose your temper: To suddenly become angry. Example: "Our uncle never loses his temper, even in heavy traffic."

Lose in a sentence

Example 1: Do not lose your library card.

Example 2: We lost the cricket match by two runs.

Example 3: I always lose one sock in the wash.

Fun Fact

In Old English the word was losian, and it meant to be ruined or to perish. The everyday sense of not finding something came later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

lose

a) drop
b) win
c) miss
d) fail

Show answer

b) win. In a match one team wins and the other loses.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) loze
b) choose
c) move
d) whose

Show answer

a) loze. Lose writes its z sound with an s, just like choose and whose.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please do not los your pencil box again.

a) los
b) again
c) box
d) pencil

Show answer

a) los. Lose has a silent e at the end, just like move.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you lose your way, you ____.

a) cannot find the right path
b) reach home very early
c) take a short cut home
d) walk faster than before

Show answer

a) cannot find the right path

2. In which sentence does lose mean 'be beaten'?

a) We may lose the final match.
b) I often lose my comb.
c) Try not to lose your way.
d) Do not lose your ticket.

Show answer

a) We may lose the final match.

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: misplace

More words from this list

peahen, scrub, title, anecdote, calculator, courgette, expand, harmful

Next steps

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