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Spell Bee Word: Obey


What does obey mean?

Word: Obey

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Obey means to do what a person, a rule or a law tells you to do.

Synonyms: follow, heed, comply

Antonyms: ignore

How do you spell obey?

Syllables: o - bey

Tricky part: The end sounds like ay in say, but it is written ey. Obay is the slip most teachers see.

Watch out for: obay, obei, obeye

Memory tip: Obey ends in the same ey as they and grey. Remember the line: they obey.

Obey in a sentence

Example 1: Drivers must obey the traffic signals.

Example 2: Our dog Bruno obeys only my grandfather.

Example 3: The children obeyed the lifeguard and came out of the pool.

Fun Fact

Obey comes from the Latin oboedire, which grew out of audire, 'to listen'. Audio and audience come from the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

obey

a) in
b) dis
c) un
d) mis

Show answer

b) dis. Dis + obey makes disobey, which means not to do as you are told.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: obey

a) request
b) defy
c) respect
d) accept

Show answer

b) defy. To defy is to refuse openly, the opposite of obeying.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rules
b) follow
c) obbey
d) discipline

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c) obbey. Obey has a single b, while rules, follow and discipline are all spelt correctly.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

eybo

a) ebony
b) byte
c) obey
d) oboe

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c) obey. Oboe needs a second o, ebony an n and byte a t, so the four letters make obey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A dog that obeys its owner ____.

a) runs off with a shoe
b) sleeps all afternoon
c) sits when told to sit
d) barks at the postman

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c) sits when told to sit

2. A football player who obeys the referee will ____.

a) argue about every foul
b) walk off without a word
c) keep playing after the whistle
d) stop when the whistle blows

Show answer

d) stop when the whistle blows

Associated Words

disagreeanimationaxisunknowninflexible
mentorshiplowestmenacefishermanaggressive

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