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Spell Bee Word: Owe


What does owe mean?

Word: Owe

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Owe means to still have to pay someone money that you borrowed from them.

Sounds like: oh (a word you say when you are surprised)

How do you spell owe?

Syllables: owe

Tricky part: You hear only one long o sound, so the w in the middle is easy to forget.

Watch out for: oe, oew

Memory tip: W is for what you still have to pay back: keep it in the middle.

Owe in a sentence

Example 1: Kabir owes his sister ten rupees for the ice cream.

Example 2: I owe Meena a thank-you card for her lovely gift.

Example 3: How much do we owe the shopkeeper for the pens?

Fun Fact

The letters IOU, read aloud, sound like I owe you, and people write them on a note as a promise to pay money back.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

_w_

a) o, o
b) o, a
c) o, e
d) u, e

Show answer

c) o, e. The word opens with a round vowel and closes with an e that makes no sound.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ouwe

a) o
b) e
c) w
d) u

Show answer

d) u. The word has only three letters, and the u is the one to take out.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) retern
b) owe
c) borow
d) amont

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b) owe. Borrow has a double r, amount needs a u, and return has a u as well.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sara lends Dev twenty rupees. Dev gives back five. How much does Dev still owe?

a) Rs 10
b) Rs 15
c) Rs 25
d) Rs 5

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b) Rs 15

2. Asha pays for Ben's book because he has left his wallet at home. Who owes money now?

a) Ben
b) Asha
c) the shopkeeper
d) the author

Show answer

a) Ben

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: oh

More words from this list

rugby, sympathy, aisle, brotherhood, container, entire, gulf, lady

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