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Spell Bee Word: Mislead


What does mislead mean?

Word: Mislead

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Mislead means to make someone believe something that is not true.

Synonyms: misinform

How do you spell mislead?

Syllables: mis - lead

Tricky part: The long ee sound is spelt ea, so misleed is a common slip.

Watch out for: misleed, mislede

Memory tip: Reading a wrong signboard can mislead you, and read and mislead use the same two vowels for that sound.

Mislead in a sentence

Example 1: An old map can mislead travellers about the way to the lake.

Example 2: The bright label may mislead shoppers into thinking the juice is all fruit.

Example 3: Please check your facts so that you do not mislead your readers.

Fun Fact

The past form is misled, and some readers who met it only in print have guessed that it was said MIZ-uld, as if it came from a verb to misle.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____lead

a) miss
b) mys
c) mes
d) mis

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d) mis. This prefix means wrongly, as in misprint and misjudge.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

mislead

a) guide
b) compare
c) protect
d) deceive

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d) deceive. To deceive someone is also to make them believe what is false.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mislead
b) misbehav
c) unhapy
d) disapear

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a) mislead. Misbehave keeps its final e, and disappear and unhappy each have two p's.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

misleade

a) s
b) e
c) l
d) a

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b) e. Stop at the d: nothing comes after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is most likely to mislead a visitor to a town?

a) a station with large signs
b) a signboard facing the wrong way
c) a clear map of the streets
d) a guide who knows the way

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b) a signboard facing the wrong way

2. If you were misled about the match time, you would probably ____.

a) meet the team as planned
b) get there exactly on time
c) arrive at the wrong time
d) see the whole of the match

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c) arrive at the wrong time

Associated Words

Words that end in -ead: gingerbread, instead, spread, knead, bulkhead, forehead

More words from this list

priceless, shabby, tripod, agree, cease, desolate, fervour, indefinite

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