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Spell Bee Word: Revive


What does revive mean?

Word: Revive

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Revive means to bring something back to life, strength or use. It can also mean to wake up someone who has fainted.

Synonyms: restore, renew

How do you spell revive?

Syllables: re - vive

Tricky part: There are two v's, and the word ends in a silent e that children often leave off.

Watch out for: reviv, revieve

Memory tip: Picture the last e as a sleeping puppy: it makes no sound, but revive is not finished until it is there.

Revive in a sentence

Example 1: The rain revived the dry fields after a long summer.

Example 2: The old song revived happy memories for Nani.

Example 3: The doctor revived the man who had fainted in the heat.

Fun Fact

A wilting plant can revive within hours of watering, because its cells fill with water and stiffen again.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

revive

a) tire
b) ignore
c) weaken
d) refresh

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d) refresh. To revive is to refresh or bring back strength.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

virvee

a) ervive
b) rveive
c) reivve
d) revive

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d) revive. Ervive, reivve and rveive keep the two v's and the final e but swap other letters.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

r_v_ve

a) e, e
b) i, i
c) e, i
d) i, e

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c) e, i. Re-vive: an e after the r and an i between the two v's.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) arrive
b) survive
c) festivel
d) revive

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c) festivel. Festival ends in -al, like animal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might revive a tired traveller?

a) a late night of work
b) a long walk uphill
c) a heavy bag to carry
d) a cup of tea and a nap

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d) a cup of tea and a nap

2. If people revive an old festival, they ____.

a) make it a holiday
b) start celebrating it again
c) move it to a new date
d) give it a new name

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b) start celebrating it again

Associated Words

luxuryrulerhurricaneornamenteyeglasses
wonderfulbelonghabitatgradualchildish

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