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Spell Bee Word: Smile


What does smile mean?

Word: Smile

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Smile means to make a happy face by turning up the corners of your mouth. As a noun, it is the happy look itself.

Synonyms: grin, beam

How do you spell smile?

Syllables: smile

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but it must be there: without it the vowel would sound short, as in him.

Watch out for: smiyle, smial, smil

Memory tip: Think of the silent e as the curl at the end of a smile: you cannot hear it, but the word is not finished without it.

Smile in a sentence

Example 1: Smile for the photo, everyone.

Example 2: Nana's smile could cheer up the whole family.

Example 3: The baby smiles whenever she hears the rattle.

Fun Fact

Most babies give their first real social smile at about six to eight weeks old.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

smile

a) nod
b) wink
c) frown
d) laugh

Show answer

c) frown. When you frown, the corners of your mouth go down instead of up.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) giggle
b) happiness
c) cheerful
d) smille

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d) smille. Smile has only one l; giggle, cheerful and happiness are spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandpa gave a big smyle when he saw my school report.

a) school
b) smyle
c) Grandpa
d) report

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b) smyle. The long i sound in smile is spelt with i, not y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which would most likely make a baby smile?

a) an empty tummy
b) a loud thunderclap
c) a cold bath
d) a game of peekaboo

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d) a game of peekaboo

2. When are you most likely to smile?

a) when a friend tells a funny joke
b) when you lose your pencil
c) when the bus leaves without you
d) when you stub your toe

Show answer

a) when a friend tells a funny joke

Associated Words

innovationforearmarrangefriendshipvolunteer
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