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Spell Bee Word: Smart


What does smart mean?

Word: Smart

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Smart means quick to learn and understand things. It can also mean neat and well dressed.

Synonyms: bright, intelligent

Antonyms: foolish, silly

How do you spell smart?

Syllables: smart

Tricky part: The ar sound is spelt simply ar, as in car and star.

Watch out for: smaart, smarte

Memory tip: Picture a smart little car: smart holds the same ar in its middle that car has at its end.

Smart in a sentence

Example 1: Priya is smart and solves puzzles quickly.

Example 2: Bhaiya looked smart in his new school blazer.

Example 3: It was smart of you to carry an umbrella.

Fun Fact

The oldest meaning of smart is to sting or hurt sharply; people still say a cut smarts.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

smart

a) noisy
b) shy
c) lazy
d) clever

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d) clever. A smart pupil is clever; being shy, lazy or noisy has nothing to do with learning fast.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) smartt
b) answer
c) puzzle
d) quickly

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a) smartt. Smart ends in a single t; puzzle, answer and quickly are all spelt correctly.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

smart

a) ast
b) est
c) ist
d) iest

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b) est. The smartest pupil is the cleverest one, and the ending is est, as in tallest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would be a smart thing to do before a long walk in the sun?

a) skip your breakfast
b) leave your cap at home
c) carry a water bottle
d) wear a thick sweater

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c) carry a water bottle

2. Smart means well dressed in the sentence ____.

a) My eye smarts from the soap.
b) The smart girl solved the riddle.
c) It was a smart move in chess.
d) Dad looked smart in his suit.

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d) Dad looked smart in his suit.

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