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Spell Bee Word: Rest


What does rest mean?

Word: Rest

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Rest means to stop working or moving and take a break for a while. As a noun, the rest means the part that is left over.

How do you spell rest?

Syllables: rest

Tricky part: The vowel is a short e. Said quickly, it can sound like an i, so rist is a common slip.

Watch out for: rist, rast

Memory tip: When you rest, you lie down on your bed: rest and bed share the same short e.

Rest in a sentence

Example 1: After the football match, the team rested in the shade.

Example 2: Grandma rests for an hour every afternoon.

Example 3: I finished my homework and spent the rest of the evening reading.

Fun Fact

In music, a rest is a sign on the page that tells a player to stay silent for a moment.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

resst

a) r
b) t
c) e
d) s

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d) s. Only one letter of each kind belongs in this short word, so one of the pair is extra.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

rest____

a) lass
b) lis
c) les
d) less

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d) less. Restless children cannot sit still; this ending also closes careless and fearless.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

rest

a) climb
b) relax
c) shout
d) hurry

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b) relax. When you rest after a long walk, you relax.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) cushion
b) comfortible
c) pillow
d) rest

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b) comfortible. Comfortable ends in able, the same way as readable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the long hike, the children sat under a tree to rest. Why did they sit down?

a) they were late
b) they were lost
c) they were cold
d) they were tired

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d) they were tired

2. 'Arjun ate two slices and gave the rest to his sister.' What did his sister get?

a) the slices that were left
b) a fresh cake
c) an empty plate
d) the first two slices

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a) the slices that were left

Associated Words

More Class 4 Summer Spell Bee words starting with re: recommend, rewrite, reward, resistor, refugee, reunite

More words from this list

surf, wheelchair, baggage, creativity, eliminate, guilty, lorry, permit

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