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Spell Bee Word: Was


What does was mean?

Word: Was

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Was means is or am, but for a time that is over. Today I am happy. Yesterday I was happy.

How do you spell was?

Syllables: was

Tricky part: The end of was has a buzzy z sound, but the letter we write is s. Children often write the sound they hear and put a z.

Watch out for: waz, wass

Memory tip: Turn saw around and you get was.

Was in a sentence

Example 1: I was at Nani's house on Sunday.

Example 2: The milk was very hot.

Example 3: It was raining when we came home.

Fun Fact

Was is a form of the verb be, which is the most used verb in English.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) cup
b) whas

Show answer

b) whas. Cup is spelt right. Was starts with a plain w, with no h after it.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

w_s

a) o
b) a

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b) a. The middle of was sounds like o, but the letter we write is a.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

was ---> sock ---> ____

a) kite
b) sun

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a) kite. Sock ends with k, and kite starts with k. Sun starts with s, like sock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the word for the gap: '____ was happy.'

a) They
b) She
c) You
d) We

Show answer

b) She

2. Ravi says, 'I was sleepy.' When was Ravi sleepy?

a) right now
b) later today
c) before now
d) tomorrow

Show answer

c) before now

Associated Words

tencotonramham
kitbetnagjutpot

Next steps

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