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Spell Bee Word: Under


What does under mean?

Word: Under

Part of Speech: Preposition

Meaning: Under means below something, or lower than it. It can also mean less than: children under five.

Synonyms: below, beneath

Antonyms: over, above

How do you spell under?

Syllables: un - der

Tricky part: The ending sounds like uh but is spelt er. Undar and unda are common slips.

Watch out for: undar, undur, unda

Memory tip: Under and over are opposites, and both end in er.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. under your nose: very close to you, where you should easily see it Example: "I looked everywhere for my pencil, but it was right under my nose."

Under in a sentence

Example 1: The cat is hiding under the bed.

Example 2: Children under five get in free.

Example 3: We sat under the banyan tree to eat our lunch.

Fun Fact

Under is more than a thousand years old. People writing Old English spelt it exactly as we do today.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

under______

a) lign
b) line
c) lyne
d) lin

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b) line. Under and line join to make underline, a line drawn below a word.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) betwen
b) inside
c) behind
d) under

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a) betwen. Between has a double e in its second part: b-e-t-w-e-e-n.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with under?

a) thunder
b) garden
c) undo
d) wander

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a) thunder. Thunder ends with the same under sound.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

under

a) red
b) end
c) drum
d) run

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c) drum. Drum needs an m, and under has no m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is usually under your feet?

a) the ceiling
b) the sky
c) the floor
d) the roof

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c) the floor

2. Entry is free for children under ten. Who gets in free?

a) a girl of twelve
b) a girl of eleven
c) a boy of fourteen
d) a boy of eight

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d) a boy of eight

Associated Words

Words that end in -der: fielder, border, grinder, cylinder

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: beneath, over, above

More words from this list

blush, cuddle, half, maze, parsley, pray, side, suck

Next steps

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