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Spell Bee Word: Must


What does must mean?

Word: Must

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Must means a word that shows something is needed and cannot be skipped. You must wear a helmet when you ride a bike.

How do you spell must?

Syllables: must

Tricky part: Must ends with st. Children often hear only mus and forget the t.

Watch out for: mus, muzt

Memory tip: Tap the table when you reach the end of must: that tap is the t you must not forget.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a must: Something you really need to have or do. Example: "A raincoat is a must in the monsoon."

Must in a sentence

Example 1: We must drink water every day.

Example 2: You must say sorry to your sister.

Example 3: I must finish my colouring before dinner.

Fun Fact

Must has no past form of its own. For yesterday we say had to, as in I had to go.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) must
b) milck

Show answer

b) milck. There is no c in milk; milck has slipped one in.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'must':

a) most
b) just

Show answer

a) most. Just and must share the ust ending; most has a long o.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

m_st

a) u
b) e

Show answer

a) u. With u the gap makes must; mest means nothing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Your teacher says, You must wear your ID card. What does she mean?

a) you may wear it if you like
b) you can wear it next week
c) you should not wear it
d) you have to wear it

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d) you have to wear it

2. The sign at the pool says, You must not run here. What should you do?

a) walk slowly
b) race your friends
c) run fast
d) jump about

Show answer

a) walk slowly

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Next steps

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