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Spell Bee Word: Vivid


What does vivid mean?

Word: Vivid

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Vivid means very bright and strong in colour; or so clear and detailed that it seems real.

Synonyms: bright, colourful, clear

Antonyms: faint, pale

How do you spell vivid?

Syllables: viv - id

Tricky part: The letters take turns: v, i, v, i, d. Students sometimes write vived or vivd.

Watch out for: vived, vivd, vivod

Memory tip: Two v's and two i's take turns, v-i-v-i, and the d closes the door.

Vivid in a sentence

Example 1: The chalk pattern on our doorstep was full of vivid colours.

Example 2: I had a vivid dream about flying over Big Ben.

Example 3: Grandma has vivid memories of her first train ride.

Fun Fact

Vivid comes from the Latin vividus, full of life, from vivere, to live. Survive and revive come from the same root.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

vivid

a) shiny
b) dull
c) cheerful
d) striking

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b) dull. Dull colours are faint and flat, the opposite of vivid ones.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) brillient
b) colourfull
c) vivid
d) dazzleing

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c) vivid. Brillient has a wrong vowel, while colourfull and dazzleing each carry a letter too many.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

divvi

a) avoid
b) vivid
c) livid
d) valid

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b) vivid. Only vivid has two v's, and so does the jumble; livid, valid and avoid have just one.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Lucy painted a vivid sunset with orange and purpel streaks.

a) vivid
b) painted
c) purpel
d) streaks

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c) purpel. Purple ends in le, like apple and little.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A vivid memory is one that ____.

a) feels as if it happened yesterday
b) is too sad to think about
c) comes from when you were a baby
d) has faded and is hard to recall

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a) feels as if it happened yesterday

2. Name the thing with the most vivid colours.

a) a grey pebble
b) a faded photo
c) a cloudy sky
d) a peacock's tail

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d) a peacock's tail

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: bright, clear

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