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Spell Bee Word: May


What does may mean?

Word: May

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: May means can, when you ask or allow something politely, as in May I come in? It can also mean that something might happen.

How do you spell may?

Syllables: may

Tricky part: The long a sound in may is spelt ay. Children often write mey, with an e, instead.

Watch out for: mey, meay

Memory tip: Think of the y in may as a hand raised in class to ask, May I go out?

May in a sentence

Example 1: May I drink some water, please?

Example 2: We may go to Nani's house on Sunday.

Example 3: You may sit down now.

Fun Fact

May is also the name of the fifth month of the year, and then it starts with a capital M.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) maye
b) may

Show answer

a) maye. Maye carries an e at the end that may does not have.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with may.

a) why
b) way

Show answer

b) way. Way and may end with the same sound. Why ends with a different one.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_ay

a) m
b) v

Show answer

a) m. Vay is not a word. With m you get may.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

ham ---> may ---> ____

a) yellow
b) mop

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a) yellow. May ends with y, and yellow starts with y. Mop starts with m, the start of may.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dark clouds fill the sky. Papa says, It may rain. What does he mean?

a) Rain might come.
b) Rain came yesterday.
c) Rain will never come.
d) Rain has stopped.

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a) Rain might come.

2. You want to go out to play. Which is the polite way to ask Mumma?

a) I am going out to play now.
b) May I go out to play, please?
c) I may go out to play.
d) Let me go out right now.

Show answer

b) May I go out to play, please?

Associated Words

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Next steps

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The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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