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Spell Bee Word: Ripe


What does ripe mean?

Word: Ripe

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Ripe means fully grown and ready to eat. A ripe banana is yellow and soft.

Synonyms: ready

Antonyms: green

How do you spell ripe?

Syllables: ripe

Tricky part: Ripe needs a silent e at the end to make the vowel long. Leave it out and you get a different word.

Watch out for: riep, raipe

Memory tip: The silent e at the end is like the stalk on a mango: small, but it must be there.

Ripe in a sentence

Example 1: The ripe mangoes fell from the tree.

Example 2: Wait until the bananas are ripe.

Example 3: Ripe tomatoes are bright red.

Fun Fact

Bananas give off a gas called ethylene, which helps other fruit kept near them ripen faster.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

ripe

a) sweet
b) juicy
c) unripe
d) soft

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c) unripe. Un at the front turns ripe into its opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rype
b) banana
c) yellow
d) mango

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a) rype. Ripe is spelt with an i, not a y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rippe

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

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b) p. Ripe has only one p; two p letters would make it look like ripple.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Green bananas are not ripe yet. What do they need?

a) more sugar
b) more salt
c) more water
d) more time

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d) more time

2. When the mangoes are ripe, the farmer will ____ them.

a) water
b) bury
c) pick
d) plant

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c) pick

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: ready

More words from this list

stitch, wheel, banker, cell, desert, fork, jump, October

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