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I am ready for school.
What does Ready mean?
Ready means prepared and waiting to start.
Dictionary definition
Prepared and able to begin or be used.
Example sentences
Ready in a sentence
medium
The team was ready when the whistle blew.
hard
After careful practice, the actors were ready for opening night.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does ready mean?
Ready means prepared and waiting to start.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to ready?
Prepared is close to ready in this main meaning.
Practice 3
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: I am ____ for school.
Ready best completes the sentence.
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Ready
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red · ee · strongest beat: red
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WordReady.
Partadjective.
MeaningReady means prepared and waiting to start.
ExampleExample: I am ready for school.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- red · ee
- Strongest beat
- red
- Ending
- ee
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on red.
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Synonyms
Words like Ready
preparedUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
setUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
Antonyms
Opposite words
unpreparedUse as a meaningful contrast in this word's main sense.
unfinishedUse as a meaningful contrast in this word's main sense.
Synonym practice
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Word family
Ready word family
Base word
ready
adjective
readier
More ready.
adjective
readiest
Most ready.
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Student support
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Hint for students
Ready means prepared and waiting to start.
Common mix-up
Ready is not the same as unprepared. Ready means ready means prepared and waiting to start.
Try it in class or at home
Read this model sentence: The team was ready when the whistle blew. Clue words: team, whistle, blew. Underline clue words that show why ready fits instead of unprepared. Now write one new sentence that shows ready without using the word ready. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show ready?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The team was ready when the whistle blew." Why does ready fit better than unprepared?
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