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Spell Bee Word: Wise


Basic Details

Word: Wise

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Able to make good choices because you know and understand a lot.

Synonyms: clever, sensible

Antonyms: foolish, silly

How to Spell Wise

Syllables: wise

Tricky part: The s sounds like z, so wize is a common mistake. The e at the end is silent but needed.

Watch out for: wize, wyse, whise

Memory tip: Wise looks like rise with a w instead of an r. Both have i, s and a silent e.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The wise old owl watched from the branch.

Example 2: It was wise to carry an umbrella today.

Example 3: Akbar trusted Birbal because he was wise.

Fun Fact

The best-known carving of the three wise monkeys, who see, hear and speak no evil, is at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

wise

a) smart
b) sensible
c) clever
d) foolish

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d) foolish. A wise person thinks before acting, and a foolish one does not.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

wise

a) lee
b) lie
c) ley
d) ly

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d) ly. Add ly to wise to get wisely.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandmother gave me some wize advice before my first day at school.

a) school
b) advice
c) Grandmother
d) wize

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d) wize. Wise is spelt with s, though we hear z.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A wise choice is ____.

a) a silly one
b) a sensible one
c) a noisy one
d) a late one

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b) a sensible one

2. Which of these is a wise thing to do?

a) wear a helmet when cycling
b) eat a whole box of sweets
c) cross the road without looking
d) touch a hot iron

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a) wear a helmet when cycling

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Next steps

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