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Spell Bee Word: Same


What does same mean?

Word: Same

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Same means exactly like another thing, or not different at all. Two pencils of the same colour look alike.

Synonyms: alike, equal, matching

How do you spell same?

Syllables: same

Tricky part: The long a sound comes from the silent e at the end, the same pattern as game, came and name.

Watch out for: seme, sayme

Memory tip: The silent e at the end has a job: it makes the a say its name. Without it the word would sound like the name Sam.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. in the same boat: in the same difficult situation as someone else Example: "Nobody had finished the project, so the whole class was in the same boat."

Same in a sentence

Example 1: Riya and I were born in the same hospital.

Example 2: My brother and I have the same school bag this year.

Example 3: Every evening the same parrot sits on our balcony.

Fun Fact

Same came into English from Old Norse, the language of the Viking settlers, where the word was samr.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

same

a) similar
b) even
c) usual
d) different

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d) different. Similar things are only nearly alike; different is the true opposite of same.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) escap
b) gratefull
c) same
d) mistaik

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c) same. Escape needs its final e, mistake has no i and grateful ends in one l, so same is the only word spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

samme

a) s
b) a
c) m
d) e

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c) m. Same has a single m between the a and the silent e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If two shirts are the same, they are ____.

a) opposite
b) similar
c) identical
d) separate

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c) identical

2. Which pair of sums gives the same answer?

a) 4 + 4 and 5 + 4
b) 10 + 2 and 6 + 5
c) 3 + 3 and 2 + 3
d) 10 + 2 and 6 + 6

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d) 10 + 2 and 6 + 6

Associated Words

fiercegarbagelaunchmoisturefar
basicboxingcolleaguehabitatconfess

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