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Spell Bee Word: Search

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What does search mean?

Word: Search

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Search means to look carefully for something that is lost or hidden.

Synonyms: look for, seek

How do you spell search?

Syllables: search

Tricky part: The middle sounds like er, but it is spelt ear, as in learn and earth.

Watch out for: surch, serch

Memory tip: Search, learn and earth all spell their er sound e-a-r. Learn the three as a set and search will follow.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. search high and low: To look everywhere for something. Example: "We searched high and low for Grandma's glasses, and they were on her head."

Search in a sentence

Example 1: Ravi had to search under the bed for his other sock.

Example 2: The puppy loves to search the garden for its ball.

Example 3: Let us search the map for the river Thames.

Next steps

Fun Fact

Search comes from an old French word, cerchier, which goes back to a Latin word meaning to go round in a circle.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pocket
b) searsh
c) bridge
d) whisper

Show answer

b) searsh. Search ends in ch, the sound at the start of chair, not sh.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

search

a) hunt
b) keep
c) hide
d) lose

Show answer

a) hunt. When you hunt for your shoes, you search for them.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

drop, lose, ____, find

a) search
b) throw
c) break
d) sleep

Show answer

a) search. First you drop it and lose it, then you search for it, and at last you find it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Isla had to search the house for her umbrela.

a) Isla
b) search
c) house
d) umbrela

Show answer

d) umbrela. Umbrella has a double l before the last a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you search your school bag, you ____.

a) hang it on a hook
b) look carefully through it
c) zip it up tightly
d) carry it on your back

Show answer

b) look carefully through it

2. A dog that searches for a hidden bone mostly uses its ____.

a) tongue
b) nose
c) teeth
d) tail

Show answer

b) nose

Associated Words

Words that start with sea: seal, seagull, season, seashell, seasoning

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: seek

More words from this list

success, without, coral, fair, hardware, lesson, park, scholar

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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