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Spell Bee Word: Said


What does said mean?

Word: Said

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Said means spoke or told something earlier. Yesterday Mum said yes to ice cream.

Synonyms: told

How do you spell said?

Syllables: said

Tricky part: Said sounds like sed, but the middle is spelt ai, not e.

Watch out for: sed, sayd, siad

Memory tip: Said is a word to learn by sight: you see ai in the middle, but you hear the short e of bed.

Said in a sentence

Example 1: Mum said we can play outside.

Example 2: Kenji said thank you to the bus driver.

Example 3: The teacher said we could draw a tree.

Fun Fact

Long ago, in Old English, said was spelt saegde, with a g that later dropped out.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) duk
b) said

Show answer

a) duk. Duck ends in ck; duk has dropped the c.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'said':

a) maid
b) red

Show answer

b) red. Red ends with the same ed sound as said. Maid is spelt like said, but it sounds like made.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

sai_

a) t
b) d

Show answer

b) d. Finish with d to get said; sait is not a word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Emma said hello to her teacher. When did this happen?

a) it has already happened
b) it is happening right now
c) it will happen next week
d) it will happen tomorrow

Show answer

a) it has already happened

2. Teacher said, Sit down, please. What did the children do?

a) they sang a song
b) they ran out
c) they sat down
d) they stood up

Show answer

c) they sat down

More words from this list

text, west, am, cake, ever, give, is, most

Next steps

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