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Spell Bee Word: Swim


What does swim mean?

Word: Swim

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Swim means to move through water by moving your arms and legs, or your fins and tail.

Antonyms: sink

How do you spell swim?

Syllables: swim

Tricky part: Swim has one m, even though swimming has two.

Watch out for: swimm, swimme

Memory tip: Swim keeps one m on its own; it doubles only when -ing joins it: swimming.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. sink or swim: To manage on your own or fail. Example: "On her first day in the new school, Neha felt it was sink or swim."

Swim in a sentence

Example 1: Ducks swim in the village pond.

Example 2: Ali learnt to swim at the summer camp.

Example 3: Can you swim from one end of the pool to the other?

Fun Fact

Most fish swim by moving their tails from side to side and use their fins to steer.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_im

a) n
b) w
c) p
d) r

Show answer

b) w. Swim begins with the same two letters as sweet.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) puddle
b) sweem
c) shower
d) splash

Show answer

b) sweem. Swim has a short i sound, not the long ee of sweet.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

wism

a) siwm
b) wsim
c) swmi
d) swim

Show answer

d) swim. Swim has only one vowel, and it sits in the middle of the word.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My sister and I swim every Saterday morning.

a) sister
b) swim
c) morning
d) Saterday

Show answer

d) Saterday. Saturday begins with Satur, with a u after the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these animals is the best swimmer?

a) a goat
b) a dolphin
c) a hen
d) a cat

Show answer

b) a dolphin

2. What do swimmers wear to keep water out of their eyes?

a) sunglasses
b) goggles
c) earplugs
d) a cap

Show answer

b) goggles

Associated Words

ninenestseptembermeowlion
bowllittleamountbleedcousin

More words from this list

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Next steps

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.

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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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