Spell Bee Word: Record

What does record mean?

Word: Record

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Record means to save sounds or pictures so you can play them again later, or to write something down so it is kept.

Synonyms: tape, write down

Antonyms: delete

How do you spell record?

Syllables: re - cord

Tricky part: The end is ord, not ard or urd. Children write recard or recurd.

Watch out for: recard, recurd, recorde

Memory tip: Record a word: both end in ord.

Record in a sentence

Example 1: My sister recorded my song so that Grandma could hear it.

Example 2: The nurse records my height and weight.

Example 3: Let us record the bird calls in the garden.

Fun Fact

As a noun, record is said REC-ord, but as a verb it is said re-CORD. The spelling stays the same.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) record
b) ricord
c) rucord
d) racord

Show answer

a) record. Record starts with the same two letters as red.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

record

a) erase
b) note
c) store
d) keep

Show answer

a) erase. To erase is to wipe away what was recorded.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

reccord

a) r
b) o
c) d
d) c

Show answer

d) c. Record has only one c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To record a song, what would you sing into?

a) a fan
b) a torch
c) a microphone
d) a speaker

Show answer

c) a microphone

2. The teacher records each child's marks. What is she doing with them?

a) noting them in a book
b) forgetting them quickly
c) reading them out loud
d) throwing them away

Show answer

a) noting them in a book

Associated Words

Words that end in -ord: afford, foreword, landlord, password, crossword

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: delete

More words from this list

sparkler, uniform, argue, cause, double, gloves, invite, motorcycle

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