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Spell Bee Word: Make

Make (verb): to build, cook or create something, like making a paper boat or making tea.

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What does make mean?

Word: Make

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Make means to build, cook or create something, like making a paper boat or making tea.

Synonyms: build, create

How do you spell make?

Syllables: make

Tricky part: The trap comes when the word changes: yesterday you made it, not maked, and right now you are making it, not makeing.

Watch out for: maked, makeing

Memory tip: Say the three forms like a little song: I make, I made, I am making. Only the first one is the list word.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. make up your mind: To decide. Example: "Make up your mind: mango ice cream or strawberry?"

Make in a sentence

Example 1: Let us make a paper boat for the rain.

Example 2: Grandma will make potato pancakes for lunch.

Example 3: Can you make a card for Grandpa's birthday?

Fun Fact

Make is one of the busiest verbs in English: you can make friends, make a wish and even make a mess.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) maik
b) careful
c) kitchen
d) button

Show answer

a) maik. The a in make says its own name, and no i is needed.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

make

a) produce
b) form
c) break
d) bake

Show answer

c) break. You make a toy by putting it together; if you break it, it falls apart.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

makke

a) a
b) m
c) k
d) e

Show answer

c) k. A single k is enough in make.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa will make hot vegtable soup tonight.

a) Papa
b) make
c) vegtable
d) tonight

Show answer

c) vegtable. Vegetable has an e after the g: v-e-g-e-t-a-b-l-e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these can you make just by folding paper?

a) a cake
b) a pot
c) a chair
d) a boat

Show answer

d) a boat

2. Nobody can make one of these in a workshop. Which one?

a) a table
b) a chair
c) a mountain
d) a kite

Show answer

c) a mountain

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: build

More words from this list

place, settle, team, worry, bracelet, crayon, flood, helmet

Next steps

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