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Spell Bee Word: Parade


What does parade mean?

Word: Parade

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Parade means a long line of people, bands or decorated floats moving slowly through the streets to celebrate something.

Synonyms: procession

How do you spell parade?

Syllables: pa - rade

Tricky part: Parade has just one r, even though some children double it.

Watch out for: parrade, perade

Memory tip: At the front of a parade walks one leader, just as one r walks in the middle of the word.

Parade in a sentence

Example 1: We watched the parade on TV with Grandpa.

Example 2: The school band led the sports day parade.

Example 3: The children waved flags as the parade went past.

Fun Fact

Parade came into English from French more than 300 years ago. It goes back to an old word meaning to get ready.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) banner
b) holiday
c) trumpet
d) parad

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d) parad. The e at the end is silent, but it must be there.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

deapar

a) pardae
b) praade
c) paarde
d) parade

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d) parade. Say pa-rade out loud; the letters fall into that order.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

par_de

a) a
b) i
c) e
d) o

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a) a. The vowel you hear after the r is a, said like its name.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

parade

a) meeting
b) march
c) picnic
d) race

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b) march. In a parade, people march along the street together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would you most likely see in a parade?

a) a float covered in flowers
b) a sleeping cat
c) a quiet library
d) a closed shop

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a) a float covered in flowers

2. Where does a street parade usually take place?

a) inside a cupboard
b) under the sea
c) along the roads of a town
d) on a rooftop

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c) along the roads of a town

Associated Words

Words that end in -ade: lampshade, spade, shade, lemonade

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: procession

More words from this list

scarf, straighten, while, beetle, cockroach, evening, guide, lawn

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