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Spell Bee Word: Move


What does move mean?

Word: Move

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Move means to go from one place to another, or to change the place of something.

Synonyms: shift

Antonyms: stay

How do you spell move?

Syllables: move

Tricky part: The o in move says oo, as in moon, yet it is a single o, and the e at the end is silent. Children write moov or muve.

Watch out for: moov, muve, moove

Memory tip: Move and prove are a matching pair: they rhyme, and they end in the same three letters.

Move in a sentence

Example 1: We had to move the sofa to find the lost ball.

Example 2: We will move to Pune in May.

Example 3: The kitten would not move from the warm blanket.

Fun Fact

Move comes from the Latin word movere, which also gave English the words motor and motion.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with move?

a) love
b) groove
c) cove
d) stove

Show answer

b) groove. Love and stove look close but sound different; groove matches move.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

vemo 1234

a) 3412
b) 3142
c) 3421
d) 4312

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a) 3412. Letter 3 is the m, letter 4 the o, then v and e.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

move______

a) mint
b) ment
c) munt
d) mant

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b) ment. Move and ment join to make movement.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Please move your chair so I can sweep the flor.

a) move and flor
b) chair and sweep
c) only flor
d) only sweep

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c) only flor. Floor has two o's; move and the other words are spelt correctly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these cannot move on its own?

a) a bird
b) a fish
c) a puppy
d) a rock

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d) a rock

2. When a family moves house, they ___.

a) paint their old house
b) clean every room
c) go to live in a new home
d) lock the front door

Show answer

c) go to live in a new home

Associated Words

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