Spell Bee Word: Pass

What does pass mean?

Word: Pass

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Pass means to go past something; to hand something to someone; or to do well enough in a test.

Synonyms: hand, cross

How do you spell pass?

Syllables: pass

Tricky part: Be careful with the past form: passed, as in I passed the ball, sounds just like past, as in half past two.

Watch out for: parss, passt

Memory tip: Passed is a doing word: Asha passed the test. Past is about time: it is ten past four. Ask yourself which one you mean.

Idioms and Phrases

1. pass with flying colours: To pass easily, with very good marks. Example: "Yuki passed her maths test with flying colours."

Pass in a sentence

Example 1: Kiran passed the ball to me in the match.

Example 2: We pass the old library on the way to school.

Example 3: I hope to pass my swimming test this year.

Fun Fact

Passport is made of pass and port: long ago it was a paper that let travellers pass through a port.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

pass

a) fail
b) throw
c) give
d) win

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pencil
b) teacher
c) paas
d) school

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The teacher asked us to pase our notebooks to the front.

a) asked
b) pase
c) teacher
d) notebooks

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which sentence does pass mean to hand something to someone?

a) Ravi will pass his reading test.
b) The bus will pass the post office.
c) The storm will pass by night.
d) Please pass me the water jug.

2. Time passes quickly at a party. What does passes mean here?

a) slows down
b) comes back
c) goes by
d) stops