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Check your answer before you turn in the page.
What does Check mean?
Check means to look carefully to make sure something is right.
Dictionary definition
to look at something carefully to make sure it is correct, safe, or complete.
Example sentences
Check in a sentence
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The coach did a quick check to make sure everyone had water.
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Practice 1
What does check mean?
Check means to look at something carefully for accuracy, safety, or completion.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to check?
Review is close in meaning because checking often means looking over something again.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses check correctly?
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Partverb, noun.
MeaningCheck means to look carefully to make sure something is right.
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Word family
Check word family
Base word
check
verb
check
Base form.
verb
checks
Checks now or often.
verb
checked
Checked in the past.
verb
checking
Checking now.
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Hint for students
Check means to look carefully to make sure something is right.
Common mix-up
Check is not the same as ignore. Check means check means to look carefully to make sure something is right.
Try it in class or at home
Read this model sentence: The coach did a quick check to make sure everyone had water. Clue words: make, sure, coach. Underline clue words that show why check fits instead of ignore. Now write one new sentence that shows check without using the word check. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show check?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The coach did a quick check to make sure everyone had water." Why does check fit better than ignore?
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