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Spell Bee Word: Push

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What does push mean?

Word: Push

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Push means to press against something to move it away from you.

Synonyms: shove, press

How do you spell push?

Syllables: push

Tricky part: The u in push sounds like the oo in book, so children often spell it with oo.

Watch out for: poosh, poush

Memory tip: Push, put and bush all use a plain u for that short oo sound.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. push your luck: to risk spoiling things by asking for too much Example: "You got an extra sweet, so do not push your luck by asking for a third."

Push in a sentence

Example 1: Push the door gently; it is heavy.

Example 2: Leo pushed his little sister on the swing.

Example 3: Push the button to ring the bell.

Fun Fact

In British English a pushchair is a folding seat on wheels for a small child; in American English it is called a stroller.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

push

a) prod
b) poke
c) pull
d) nudge

Show answer

c) pull. When you pull, you bring something towards you instead of moving it away.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) puhs
b) pusch
c) pussh
d) push

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d) push. The end is s then h, written once.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

pushe

a) u
b) s
c) e
d) h

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c) e. Push is a short word with nothing after the h.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Elena and I pushed the heavy box togather.

a) heavy
b) pushed
c) box
d) togather

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d) togather. Together has an e after the g: to-geth-er.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To start a fan, what do you push?

a) a bulb
b) a wire
c) a socket
d) a switch

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d) a switch

2. Ram moves soil round the garden by pushing a ____.

a) wheelbarrow
b) cloth sack
c) cane basket
d) steel bucket

Show answer

a) wheelbarrow

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with p: penguin, peach, prefer, peanut, pharmacy, pastry

More words from this list

smoke, travel, ahead, camping, diagram, icing, mention, prefer

Next steps

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