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Spell Bee Word: restrict


Basic Details

Word: Restrict

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To keep something within a limit, or to stop people from doing too much of something.

Synonyms: limit, control, confine, restrain

Antonyms: allow, permit, free, expand

How to Spell Restrict

Syllables: re - strict

Tricky part: The word ends in ict, like strict. Students write restrick or restrikt.

Watch out for: restrick, restrikt, ristrict

Memory tip: Strict rules restrict you: restrict is just re + strict.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The doctor told Grandpa to restrict the sugar in his tea.

Example 2: The museum restricts entry to fifty visitors at a time.

Example 3: Heavy rain restricted the match to twenty overs a side.

Fun Fact

Restrict comes from the Latin restringere, 'to bind tightly', the same family that gives the word strict.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: restrict

a) limit
b) control
c) allow
d) confine

Show answer

c) allow. A rule that allows something leaves you free; limit, confine and control all hold you back.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

resttrict

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

Show answer

d) t. Strict begins with a single t after the s.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gaurantee
b) persue
c) restrict
d) skedule

Show answer

c) restrict. Schedule starts with sch, pursue starts with pur and guarantee has ua after g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A restricted area is a place where ____.

a) everyone must enter
b) shops are free
c) only some people may enter
d) no rules apply

Show answer

c) only some people may enter

2. Parents may restrict screen time so that children ____.

a) skip homework
b) buy more games
c) watch more TV
d) get enough sleep

Show answer

d) get enough sleep

Associated Words

crustadvertiseclumsilybristlereassure
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