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Spell Bee Word: Ride


What does ride mean?

Word: Ride

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Ride means to sit on something and make it move, like a cycle or a horse, or to travel in a car, bus or train.

How do you spell ride?

Syllables: ride

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but it makes the vowel before it say its name. Leave it off and you get a different word.

Watch out for: raide, ried

Memory tip: Think of the silent e as a quiet friend on the back seat: you never hear it, but the ride needs it.

Ride in a sentence

Example 1: I can ride my cycle without help now.

Example 2: We went for a camel ride in Jaisalmer.

Example 3: Do you like to ride on the merry-go-round?

Fun Fact

Ride is a very old word. More than a thousand years ago, in Old English, it was ridan.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) saddle
b) helmet
c) bicycle
d) ryde

Show answer

d) ryde. Ride is spelt with an i, never a y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ridde

a) d
b) i
c) r
d) e

Show answer

a) d. Ride has a single d before the e.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

climb on, ____, stop, get off

a) ride
b) sew
c) sleep
d) cook

Show answer

a) ride. You climb onto the cycle, ride it, stop and then get off.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is too small for a grown-up to ride?

a) an elephant
b) a horse
c) a cat
d) a camel

Show answer

c) a cat

2. Yesterday I ____ my cycle to the park.

a) ride
b) ridden
c) rided
d) rode

Show answer

d) rode

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ri: right, rickshaw, rich, ripple, ribbon

More words from this list

star, watch, bamboo, catch, dental, foolish, joke, November

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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