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Spell Bee Word: Repeat


What does repeat mean?

Word: Repeat

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Repeat means to say or do something again.

Synonyms: redo, say again

How do you spell repeat?

Syllables: re - peat

Tricky part: The long ee sound is written e-a, not e-e. Repeet is the slip to watch for.

Watch out for: repeet, ripeat, repete

Memory tip: Look for eat at the end: rep-eat. If you repeat a meal, you eat it again.

Repeat in a sentence

Example 1: Could you repeat the phone number, please?

Example 2: The teacher asked us to repeat the poem after her.

Example 3: Do not repeat the same mistake in the test.

Fun Fact

Repeat comes from the Latin word repetere, made of re-, meaning again, and petere, meaning to seek or go after.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with repeat?

a) treat
b) threat
c) great
d) sweat

Show answer

a) treat. Sweat, great and threat look as if they rhyme, but only treat has the long ee sound of repeat.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

repeat

a) peep
b) tape
c) tree
d) pear

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a) peep. Repeat has only one p, so peep, which needs two, cannot be made.

Jumble Tumble

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

aterpe 123456

a) 654321
b) 413562
c) 345216
d) 435612

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d) 435612. Letter 4 is the r, so the code must begin with 4; then e, p, e, a and t follow.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) jump : jumped
b) repeat : repeated
c) play : played
d) clap : claped

Show answer

d) clap : claped. Clap doubles its p before ed, so the right form is clapped.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The teacher asked Ravi to repeat his answer because the class ____.

a) was very happy
b) could not hear him
c) had gone home
d) was eating lunch

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b) could not hear him

2. Something you repeat every school day is ____.

a) your birthday party
b) your first day at school
c) losing a milk tooth
d) brushing your teeth

Show answer

d) brushing your teeth

Associated Words

laboriousinvolvementperquisiteponderousobsessive
enlightenscarcitysootheintriguingwithdrawn

Next steps

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