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Spell Bee Word: Worried


What does worried mean?

Word: Worried

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Worried means feeling uneasy and thinking about problems that might happen.

Synonyms: anxious, nervous, tense

Antonyms: calm

How do you spell worried?

Syllables: wor - ried

Tricky part: Worried comes from a word ending in y, and before ed that y turns into an i.

Watch out for: worred, worreid, woryed

Memory tip: The y steps aside for an i when ed joins on, just as cry becomes cried.

Worried in a sentence

Example 1: Ma was worried when I came home late.

Example 2: Aarav looked worried before his exam.

Example 3: Do not be worried; the doctor says you are fine.

Fun Fact

When people are worried, their eyebrows often pull up and together, which makes little lines across the forehead.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

worried

a) fearful
b) relaxed
c) troubled
d) upset

Show answer

b) relaxed. Relaxed is how you feel when nothing is troubling you; the other three all go with worried.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) excited
b) wurried
c) nervous
d) puzzled

Show answer

b) wurried. The first vowel is o, even though it sounds like the u in fur.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The farmer was woried that the rain would spoil his wheat.

a) rain
b) woried
c) farmer
d) wheat

Show answer

b) woried. There are two r's in the middle, not one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would most likely make a parent worried?

a) a child who has a high fever
b) a child who finishes homework early
c) a child who helps set the table
d) a child who sings in the bath

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a) a child who has a high fever

2. What would most help a worried friend?

a) talking it over with someone kind
b) skipping lunch to be alone
c) lying awake thinking about it
d) keeping the problem a secret

Show answer

a) talking it over with someone kind

Associated Words

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