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Spell Bee Word: Pair


What does pair mean?

Word: Pair

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pair means two things that go together, like a pair of socks or a pair of shoes.

Synonyms: couple

Sounds like: pear (a sweet fruit, green or yellow); pare (to cut off the skin of a fruit)

How do you spell pair?

Syllables: pair

Tricky part: Pair sounds the same as pear and pare. Only pair, with ai, means two things.

Watch out for: paer, paire, payr

Memory tip: Think of hair: you tie a pair of bows in your hair, and pair and hair share the same ai.

Pair in a sentence

Example 1: I need a new pair of shoes.

Example 2: The two kittens sat together like a pair of socks.

Example 3: We worked in pairs on the colouring sheet.

Fun Fact

We say a pair of scissors and a pair of trousers even though each is one thing, because each has two matching parts.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with pair?

a) where
b) care
c) bear
d) near

Show answer

d) near. Near has an eer sound, while bear, care and where all sound like pair.

Jumble Tumble

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

ripa 1234

a) 3241
b) 3412
c) 4321
d) 3421

Show answer

d) 3421. Take 3 (p) and 4 (a), then 2 (i) and 1 (r).

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Grandma bought me a pair of new sandels for the wedding.

a) only wedding
b) only sandels
c) pair and sandels
d) bought and wedding

Show answer

b) only sandels. Sandals has an a in each part; pair and the rest are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these usually comes in a pair?

a) caps
b) watches
c) earrings
d) belts

Show answer

c) earrings

2. If the teacher says 'Work in pairs', you should ___.

a) work in a big group
b) work with the whole class
c) work alone
d) work with one partner

Show answer

d) work with one partner

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: couple

More words from this list

pram, shut, street, trace, beak, comment, froth, lick

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