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Spell Bee Word: ready


Basic Details

Word: Ready

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Prepared to do something or to be used.

Synonyms: prepared, set

How to Spell Ready

Syllables: read - y

Tricky part: The short e sound is spelt ea, the same as in bread and head.

Watch out for: redy, raedy, reday

Memory tip: Are you ready to read? Ready starts with read and adds y.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. ready, steady, go: Words said to start a race. Example: "Coach shouted, ready, steady, go, and we ran."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Dinner is ready.

Example 2: Are you ready for school?

Example 3: Pack your bag the night before so you are ready in the morning.

Fun Fact

Ready-made means made in advance and sold ready to use, like ready-made clothes.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Are you redy to go to the zoo tomorow with us?

a) only tomorow
b) redy and tomorow
c) only redy
d) zoo and us

Show answer

b) redy and tomorow. Ready needs ea, and tomorrow needs two r's, so both words are wrong.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. ready 2. rabbit 3. rocket

a) 213
b) 132
c) 123
d) 312

Show answer

a) 213. The second letters are a, e and o, so rabbit, ready, rocket.

Jumble Tumble

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

d y e r a 1 2 3 4 5

a) 45312
b) 43521
c) 43512
d) 34512

Show answer

c) 43512. Pick r (4), e (3), a (5), d (1) and y (2) to spell ready.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When you are ready for a test, you are ____.

a) tired
b) lost
c) prepared
d) late

Show answer

c) prepared

2. A runner who is ready is waiting to ____.

a) start
b) eat
c) go home
d) sleep

Show answer

a) start

Associated Words

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petrifyingmaledictionconcurtransferringbehest

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