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Spell Bee Word: Resist


What does resist mean?

Word: Resist

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Resist means to fight against something or stop yourself from giving in to it.

Synonyms: oppose, withstand, fight

Antonyms: give in, yield

How do you spell resist?

Syllables: re - sist

Tricky part: The second vowel is an i, not e; students who hear a short e write resest. Others double a letter that should stay single.

Watch out for: ressist, resest, resisst

Memory tip: Make a fist to resist: the word ends with the same ist as fist.

Resist in a sentence

Example 1: Sea walls help the coast resist strong waves during a cyclone.

Example 2: Sana resisted the urge to open her birthday present before the party.

Example 3: Teak wood resists termites better than many other woods.

Fun Fact

Electricians wear rubber gloves because rubber resists the flow of electricity and helps protect their hands.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: resist

a) defend
b) struggle
c) surrender
d) persist

Show answer

c) surrender. To surrender is to give in, the opposite of resisting.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) exsist
b) asist
c) persest
d) resist

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d) resist. Exist has no s after the x, persist has an i in place of the e, and assist needs a double s.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our dog cannot rezist chasing every squirrel in the park.

a) chasing
b) rezist
c) park
d) squirrel

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b) rezist. Resist sounds like it has a z, but it is spelt with an s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Priya could not resist the hot jalebis. So she ____.

a) ate some even though she meant not to
b) did not like how they smelt
c) waited until the next day
d) gave them all to her brother

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a) ate some even though she meant not to

2. Which sentence uses resist correctly?

a) Mum resisted that we wear our raincoats.
b) Please resist me with this heavy box.
c) Dinosaurs no longer resist on Earth.
d) She could not resist laughing at the joke.

Show answer

d) She could not resist laughing at the joke.

Associated Words

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Next steps

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