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Spell Bee Word: Rely


What does rely mean?

Word: Rely

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Rely means to trust someone or something to help you or to do what is needed.

Synonyms: trust, count on

How do you spell rely?

Syllables: re - ly

Tricky part: It ends with a y. When you add -es or -ed, the y turns to i: relies, relied.

Watch out for: reley, rily, relly

Memory tip: Rely has just four letters, r-e-l-y. Count them off on four fingers as you write.

Rely in a sentence

Example 1: You can rely on Kavya to bring the football.

Example 2: Many people rely on buses to get to work.

Example 3: We rely on Mr Sharma to fix our school computers.

Fun Fact

Rely comes from the Latin religare, to bind fast. The ligament that holds your bones together comes from the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

rely

a) refuse
b) doubt
c) leave
d) depend

Show answer

d) depend. To rely on someone is to depend on them.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

You can always rely on Nani to tell us a story before we sleap.

a) sleap
b) rely
c) always
d) story

Show answer

a) sleap. Sleep has ee, just like sheep.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) carefull
b) rely
c) suply
d) dicide

Show answer

b) rely. Supply keeps the double p you hear in sup-ply; decide and careful have slips too, which leaves rely.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which friend is easiest to rely on?

a) one who promises big things
b) one who makes many promises
c) one who forgets small promises
d) one who keeps every promise

Show answer

d) one who keeps every promise

2. Farmers rely on the monsoon for ____.

a) snow
b) rain
c) cool air
d) sunshine

Show answer

b) rain

Associated Words

assesshandmadegraspdisadvantagehandsome
gratitudehorizonconcealboldcontinent

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