Read
Verb 🎵 1 Syllable (read)
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🎙️ Record & Test Your Pronunciation!
Practice speaking "Read". Press record and speak into your device microphone:
📖 Definitions & Word Senses
1 Core Meaning🔍 Difference Between Similar Words
Read vs. Peruse
While Read and Peruse share similar meanings, 'Read' is more commonly used in early elementary lessons.
💬 Example Sentences in Stories
🤝 Words That Go Together (Collocations)
Common word combinations kids encounter in storybooks:
🎭 Fun Phrases & Idioms
📝 Word Forms & Grammar Tenses
| Base Form | read |
| Simple Past | readed |
| Past Participle | readed |
| Present Participle (-ing) | reading |
| 3rd Person Singular (-s) | reads |
🎯 Quick Vocabulary Quiz
Score: ⭐ 1 StarQuestion: Which of these best describes "Read"?
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🎨 Picture of 'Read'
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💡 Grammar & Usage Tips
- Action Verb: Always match the subject (e.g. *I read* vs *He reads*).
- Tense Awareness: Remember to use the correct past tense form in stories.
- Grade Alignment: Recommended for foundational reading in Grade-1.
⚠️ Common Spelling & Sound Pitfalls
- Spelling Check: Sound out each phoneme (onset and coda) carefully when writing this word in spelling tests.
🏛️ Etymology & Word Origin
ORIGIN: Prefix formation (Latin / Germanic)
Formed by combining an early formative prefix with a foundational root word to expand reading precision and expressive power.
💡 Fun Kid Trivia!
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🌐 In Other World Languages
Verified Translations🔍 Related Kids Words
A strong wall inside a ship or airplane that divides the space into sections.
A connected group or set of exactly five things, objects, or people working together.
A close group of three people or three different things that are closely connected and work together.
Located on the side of your body where your backbone and spinal cord are found.
A group or set of exactly seven people or things working or staying together.
To guide or lead someone upward to a higher place, like up a mountain trail.