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Spell Bee Word: nearby


Basic Details

Word: Nearby

Part of Speech: Adjective, adverb

Meaning: Not far away; close to where you are.

Synonyms: close, neighbouring, adjacent

Antonyms: distant, faraway

How to Spell Nearby

Syllables: near - by

Tricky part: It is near + by written as one word. The by has no e (it is not bye) and near keeps its ea.

Watch out for: nearbye, neerby, nierby

Memory tip: Something nearby is near by you: the two short words simply join. By as in stand by, never bye as in goodbye.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Is there a chemist nearby? I need some cough syrup.

Example 2: We stayed at a guest house nearby so we could walk to the fort.

Example 3: The noise came from a nearby construction site.

Fun Fact

Nearby can come before a noun (a nearby park) or after a verb (the park is nearby), which makes it both an adjective and an adverb.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) standbye
b) bystandar
c) nearby
d) bypas

Show answer

c) nearby. Nearby is correct; the others should be standby, bypass and bystander.

Word Connection

Choose the word opposite in meaning to nearby as used in the sentence:

We bought fresh vegetables from a nearby market instead of driving across the city.

a) adjacent
b) close
c) local
d) distant

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d) distant. Nearby means close, so distant is the opposite; the other three mean close.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

During the storm, the family took shelter in a neerby temple until the heavy rain and thunder finally stopped.

a) shelter
b) thunder
c) neerby
d) finally

Show answer

c) neerby. Near is spelt with ea, so the word is nearby.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a school is nearby, you can probably ____.

a) never visit it
b) reach it only by train
c) walk there
d) fly there

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c) walk there

2. In which sentence is nearby used as an adjective?

a) We ate at a nearby cafe.
b) Stay nearby.
c) A dog barked nearby.
d) They live nearby.

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a) We ate at a nearby cafe.

Associated Words

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