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Spell Bee Word: Worry

Worry (verb): to keep thinking about something that might go wrong and feel upset about it.


What does worry mean?

Word: Worry

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Worry means to keep thinking about something that might go wrong and feel upset about it.

How do you spell worry?

Syllables: wor - ry

Tricky part: Worry has a double r in the middle. Many children write only one r.

Watch out for: wory, woory

Memory tip: When you worry, two lines show on your forehead. Let them be the two r's in the middle of worry.

Worry in a sentence

Example 1: Don't worry, the school bus will come soon.

Example 2: Mummy worries when I come home late.

Example 3: Raghav was worried about his test, so he practised his spellings.

Fun Fact

Worry is also used about dogs: a dog that worries a bone keeps chewing and tugging at it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) worry
b) werry
c) wirry
d) warry

Show answer

a) worry. The first vowel in worry is o, even though it sounds like ur.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa told me not to worrie about the match.

a) Papa
b) worrie
c) told
d) match

Show answer

b) worrie. Worry ends in a plain y, not ie.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

worry

a) laugh
b) fret
c) sleep
d) relax

Show answer

b) fret. To fret means to keep feeling uneasy about something, just like worry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a good way to worry less about a test?

a) stay up all night
b) skip the test
c) practise and ask for help
d) hide the test paper

Show answer

c) practise and ask for help

2. Which word is the opposite of worried?

a) scared
b) nervous
c) upset
d) calm

Show answer

d) calm

Associated Words

Words that end in -rry: strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, furry, hurry

More words from this list

bracelet, crayon, flood, helmet, long, penguin, second, wonder

Next steps

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