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Spell Bee Word: Teach


Basic Details

Word: Teach

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To help someone learn something by showing or explaining it.

Synonyms: instruct, train, educate

Antonyms: learn

How to Spell Teach

Syllables: teach

Tricky part: The long e is spelt ea, and the word ends in ch. Children write teech or add a t (teatch).

Watch out for: teech, teatch, teache

Memory tip: Each and teach end the same: put a t in front of each and you have teach.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My grandmother will teach me how to make rangoli.

Example 2: Mr Iyer teaches maths to Class 3.

Example 3: Can you teach me to ride a bicycle this Sunday?

Fun Fact

The past tense of teach is taught, not teached. Catch and caught change in the same way.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: teach

a) explain
b) instruct
c) train
d) learn

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d) learn. A teacher teaches and a student learns; the others are what a teacher does.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

teach

a) or
b) er
c) ur
d) ar

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b) er. Teach + er gives teacher, the person who teaches.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

teatch

a) e
b) t
c) h
d) a

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b) t. Teach has no t before ch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses teach correctly?

a) I teach a mango every day.
b) The teach was very tall.
c) Please teach me to swim.
d) She teached us a song.

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c) Please teach me to swim.

2. When you teach someone, you ____.

a) hide something from them
b) take something from them
c) help them learn something
d) shout at them

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c) help them learn something

Associated Words

convincefarroughdestructiveharsh
inspirationearthabsorbaisleimpossible

Next steps

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