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Spell Bee Word: Put


What does put mean?

Word: Put

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Put means to move something to a place and leave it there.

Synonyms: place

How do you spell put?

Syllables: put

Tricky part: In put, the u makes the short soft sound you hear in push and pull. Children who hear a long oo sometimes write poot.

Watch out for: poot, puut

Memory tip: Put and push start with the same two letters and the same soft u. Put it down, push it in.

Put in a sentence

Example 1: Put your shoes near the door.

Example 2: Mumma put the rice on the stove.

Example 3: I put my crayons back in the box.

Fun Fact

In the sport called shot put, athletes push a heavy metal ball through the air as far as they can.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with put.

a) boat
b) foot

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b) foot. Put and foot end with the same short sound; boat ends with a long oh sound.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

pu_

a) k
b) t

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b) t. At the end of put, your tongue taps behind your top teeth: that is t.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

put ---> tap ---> ____

a) ten
b) pan

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b) pan. Tap ends with p, and pan begins with p.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya put her doll on the shelf. Where is the doll now?

a) on the shelf
b) in her hand
c) under the shelf
d) on the bed

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a) on the shelf

2. Mumma says, Put on your cap. What should you do?

a) lose your cap
b) wear your cap
c) wash your cap
d) hide your cap

Show answer

b) wear your cap

Associated Words

onejutaskcapsit
petinbigonbin

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