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Spell Bee Word: weird


Basic Details

Word: Weird

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very strange or unusual, in a way that is hard to explain.

Synonyms: strange, odd, bizarre, peculiar

Antonyms: normal, ordinary, usual

How to Spell Weird

Syllables: weird

Tricky part: Weird breaks the i before e rule: it is spelt w-e-i-r-d, with e first.

Watch out for: wierd, weerd, wiered

Memory tip: We are weird: the word starts with we, so the e comes before the i.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The soup tasted weird because Bunty had added sugar instead of salt.

Example 2: There was a weird green light in the sky last night.

Example 3: It feels weird to be back at school after the long holidays.

Fun Fact

In Old English, wyrd meant fate, so the weird sisters in Shakespeare's Macbeth were the sisters linked with fate, not simply odd ones.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) receive
b) seize
c) wierd
d) ceiling

Show answer

c) wierd. Weird is one of the words that ignore i before e, the same as seize.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

weird

a) normal
b) strange
c) odd
d) peculiar

Show answer

a) normal. Strange, odd and peculiar all mean weird; normal means just as expected.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

weiird

a) e
b) r
c) i
d) d

Show answer

c) i. Weird has only one i, straight after the e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the word closest in meaning to weird.

a) kind
b) simple
c) boring
d) strange

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d) strange

2. Most people would call ____ weird.

a) a dog that barks
b) a fish that swims
c) a cat that barks
d) a bird that flies

Show answer

c) a cat that barks

Associated Words

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Next steps

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