Spell Bee Word: All

What does all mean?

Word: All

Part of Speech: Determiner

Meaning: All means every one of a group, or the whole of something. All the children means every child.

Synonyms: every, whole

Antonyms: none

Sounds like: awl (a small pointed tool used to make holes in leather or wood)

How do you spell all?

Syllables: all

Tricky part: All ends with two l's. Children often hear only one l sound at the end and write just one.

Watch out for: ahl, aul

Memory tip: Hold up two fingers side by side as you write the end of all: one finger for each l.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. all ears: Listening very carefully. Example: "Tell me about the trip. I am all ears."

All in a sentence

Example 1: All the children sat on the mat.

Example 2: Riya ate all her idli.

Example 3: We all went to the zoo on Sunday.

Fun Fact

All has hardly changed in over a thousand years. In Old English it was spelt eall.

Practise the CREST Way

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) all
b) call
c) bell
d) ball

Show answer

c) bell. Ball and call end with the same sound as all; bell ends with ell.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

_ll

a) a
b) o

Show answer

a) a. All starts with the same letter as apple and ant.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

all ---> leg ---> ____

a) lip
b) gum

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b) gum. Leg finishes with g, so the next word must begin with g. Lip starts with l, the first letter of leg.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

lal

a) all
b) lla

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a) all. Read each choice aloud: only one of them is a word you know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya ate all her idli. How much idli is left on her plate?

a) most of it
b) half of it
c) none
d) a little

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c) none

2. The teacher says, All of you may go out to play. Who can go?

a) nobody in the class
b) only the tallest child
c) just two of the children
d) every child in the class

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d) every child in the class

Associated Words

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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