Spell Bee Word: Simplest

What does simplest mean?

Word: Simplest

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Simplest means the most simple or easy of all.

Synonyms: easiest, plainest

How do you spell simplest?

Syllables: sim - plest

Tricky part: The first vowel is i, as in simple, not y. Symplest is a slip children make after seeing words like symbol.

Watch out for: symplest, simpelest, simplst

Memory tip: Think of a SIM card: simplest starts with the same three letters, s-i-m.

Simplest in a sentence

Example 1: The simplest way to reach the station is to take the metro.

Example 2: Of all the recipes, dal rice is the simplest to cook.

Example 3: Ma explained it in the simplest words so my little brother could follow.

Fun Fact

Simple goes back to the Latin simplex, made of one part. Complex, made of many parts folded together, is its old partner word.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) puzzle
b) answer
c) sollution
d) simplest

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

simpleest

a) e
b) t
c) s
d) l

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

simplest

a) clearest
b) hardest
c) quickest
d) lightest

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Only one sentence uses simplest correctly. Which is it?

a) The simplest of puzzle is here.
b) This puzzle is simplest than that one.
c) She simplest the puzzle.
d) This is the simplest puzzle in the book.

2. Simplest compares ____.

a) an action and a thing
b) one thing on its own
c) three or more things
d) only two things