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I need sleep before a busy school day.
What does Sleep mean?
resting with your body and mind not awake.
Dictionary definition
The natural resting state when the body and mind are not awake.
Example sentences
Sleep in a sentence
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Good sleep helps students focus during lessons.
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The article explained how sleep supports memory, energy, and healthy growth.
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Practice 1
What does sleep mean?
Sleep is the natural resting state when a person or animal is not awake.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to sleep?
Rest is close in meaning to sleep when talking about the body and mind recovering.
Practice 3
Which word belongs in the sleep word family?
Slept is the past tense of sleep.
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WordSleep.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningSleep means resting with your body and mind not awake.
ExampleExample: I need sleep before a busy school day.
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Synonyms
Words like Sleep
Antonyms
Opposite words
wakefulnessWakefulness is the state of being awake.
awakeAwake contrasts with being asleep.
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Word family
Sleep word family
Base word
sleep
verb
sleeps
Sleeps now or often.
verb
slept
Slept in the past.
verb
sleeping
Resting in sleep now.
adjective
sleepy
Ready for sleep or feeling tired.
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Hint for students
resting with your body and mind not awake.
Common mix-up
Sleep is not the same as wakefulness. Sleep means resting with your body and mind not awake.
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Read this model sentence: Good sleep helps students focus during lessons. Clue words: good, helps, students. Underline clue words that show why sleep fits instead of wakefulness. Now write one new sentence that shows sleep without using the word sleep. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show sleep?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Good sleep helps students focus during lessons." Why does sleep fit better than wakefulness?
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