Spell Bee Word: With

With (preposition): being together, as in 'I walk to school with Ravi'. It can also mean using something, as in 'cut it with scissors'.

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What does with mean?

Word: With

Part of Speech: Preposition

Meaning: With means being together, as in 'I walk to school with Ravi'. It can also mean using something, as in 'cut it with scissors'.

How do you spell with?

Syllables: with

Tricky part: With ends in th, the sound you make with your tongue between your teeth. Write the t first, then the h.

Watch out for: wiht, wih

Memory tip: Its last two letters are the same th that ends bath and both.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. with flying colours: very well, with great success Example: "Aiko passed her swimming test with flying colours."

With in a sentence

Example 1: I go to school with my brother.

Example 2: Meena ate her soup with a spoon.

Example 3: Come and play with us in the park.

Fun Fact

Long ago, with meant against. That old meaning still hides in withstand, which means to stand up against something.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

with

a) within
b) beside
c) along
d) without

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d) without. Without means not having someone or something, the opposite of with.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) whith
b) around
c) behind
d) between

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a) whith. With has no h after the w; its only h comes at the very end.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

wiith

a) i
b) w
c) h
d) t

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a) i. With has only one i, between the w and the t.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

I play in the park with my brother every evning.

a) play
b) brother
c) evning
d) with

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c) evning. Evening starts with even: e-ven-ing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'Cut the paper with scissors.' What does with tell us here?

a) where to go
b) when to stop
c) who is coming
d) what to use

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d) what to use

2. 'Ravi came to the party with his sister.' Who came to the party?

a) only Ravi
b) nobody at all
c) Ravi and his sister
d) only his sister

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c) Ravi and his sister

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with w: while, wristwatch, wasp, woodpecker, wooden, workbook

More words from this list

compare, eyebrow, Hanukkah, leggings, parachute, scared, stool, whether

Next steps

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