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Spell Bee Word: Rip

Rip (verb): to pull something apart quickly and roughly, like paper or cloth.

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What does rip mean?

Word: Rip

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Rip means to pull something apart quickly and roughly, like paper or cloth.

Antonyms: mend, sew

How do you spell rip?

Syllables: rip

Tricky part: Rip has a single p at the end. Children who hear the sharp pop of the p sometimes write ripp.

Watch out for: ripp, rippe

Memory tip: A rip is quick, and so is its end: one p, like a single pop.

Rip in a sentence

Example 1: Do not rip the pages out of your notebook.

Example 2: The kitten ripped the newspaper into tiny bits.

Example 3: Rohan's kite ripped on a branch.

Fun Fact

Rip Van Winkle, a man in a famous old American story, falls asleep in the hills and wakes up twenty years later.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

rip

a) fold
b) bend
c) crush
d) tear

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d) tear. Tearing and ripping both pull something apart.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rip
b) reip
c) reep
d) ryp

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a) rip. Rip has a short i sound, written with a plain i.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Sonu riped the paper bag by mistake.

a) Sonu
b) riped
c) paper
d) bag

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b) riped. When ed is added to rip, the p doubles: ripped.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is easiest to rip ____.

a) a tissue
b) a wooden plank
c) a glass bottle
d) a steel plate

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a) a tissue

2. Kunal tore open his gift so fast that the paper ripped. How did he open it?

a) in a big hurry
b) with great care
c) very slowly
d) without a sound

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a) in a big hurry

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: sew

More words from this list

stack, vinegar, awful, chew, early, grandmother, juice, nostril

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