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Spell Bee Word: Scared


What does scared mean?

Word: Scared

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Scared means afraid; feeling fear because something might hurt you or go wrong.

Synonyms: afraid, frightened

Antonyms: fearless

How do you spell scared?

Syllables: scared

Tricky part: The e is already there, so only a d is added. Children leave out that e or add a second one. Do not mix it up with sacred.

Watch out for: scard, scareed

Memory tip: Think of the e as already sitting in its seat: only the d needs to come in, so there is one e, never two.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. scared stiff: so frightened that you cannot move Example: "Mohan was scared stiff when the lights went out."

Scared in a sentence

Example 1: My little sister is scared of the dark.

Example 2: The puppy was scared of the loud vacuum cleaner.

Example 3: I was scared before my first swimming class.

Fun Fact

When you feel scared, your heart beats faster to get your body ready to run or defend itself.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

scared

a) brave
b) nervous
c) worried
d) timid

Show answer

a) brave. A brave person does not let fear stop them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) skared
b) schared
c) scared
d) sckared

Show answer

c) scared. The k sound after s is written with a c, as in scarf.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The cat was scered of the big dog.

a) big
b) scered
c) cat
d) dog

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b) scered. Scared has the same a as in scarf and care.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might make a small child scared?

a) a sweet treat
b) a soft lullaby
c) a loud thunderclap
d) a warm hug

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c) a loud thunderclap

2. Sofia was scared of the dark, so she ____.

a) combed her hair
b) drank some water
c) switched on a light
d) closed her book

Show answer

c) switched on a light

Associated Words

Words that end in -red: tired, bored, red

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: afraid, frightened

More words from this list

stool, whether, bedspread, cockerel, estimate, guest, laughter, overcoat

Next steps

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