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Spell Bee Word: scheme


Basic Details

Word: Scheme

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A planned way of doing something, often by a government to help people. It can also mean a clever, secret plan.

Synonyms: plan, project, plot, programme

How to Spell Scheme

Syllables: scheme

Tricky part: The sch is said like sk. The word ends with eme and a silent e, like theme.

Watch out for: skeme, sceme, scheam

Memory tip: Take the word theme and change th to sch: theme, scheme. The endings stay the same.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The colour scheme of our new classroom is light blue and white.

Example 2: The thieves had a scheme to steal the jewels during the wedding.

Example 3: Our society started a scheme to collect old clothes for the needy.

Fun Fact

India's Mid-Day Meal Scheme, now called PM POSHAN, gives free cooked lunches to children in government schools.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: scheme

a) guess
b) accident
c) mess
d) plan

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d) plan. A scheme is worked out in advance, the same as a plan.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) orchestera
b) chemestry
c) scheme
d) charactor

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c) scheme. Chemistry needs an i, orchestra has no e before its a, and character ends in er.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hemsec

a) scheme
b) scenes
c) chimes
d) themes

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a) scheme. Spot the s, c and h hiding in the jumble; the leftover e, m and e finish scheme.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A colour scheme is ____.

a) a box of crayons
b) a painting class
c) a set of colours chosen to go together
d) a colour that fades

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c) a set of colours chosen to go together

2. If a person is scheming, they are ____.

a) making secret plans
b) singing loudly
c) running fast
d) sleeping deeply

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a) making secret plans

Associated Words

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hinderdefaultindependentshelterherbal

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