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Spell Bee Word: Alone


What does alone mean?

Word: Alone

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Alone means with nobody else; by yourself.

Synonyms: by yourself, on your own

How do you spell alone?

Syllables: a - lone

Tricky part: The end is spelt one, with a silent e, even though it sounds like own.

Watch out for: alon, alown

Memory tip: When you are alone, there is only one of you, and alone ends with the word one.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. leave someone alone: To stop bothering someone. Example: "Please leave the puppy alone while it sleeps."

Alone in a sentence

Example 1: My sister does not like to sleep alone in the dark.

Example 2: The old shopkeeper lives alone above his shop.

Example 3: Now I can walk to the school gate alone.

Fun Fact

Hundreds of years ago, alone was two words, all one, which meant wholly by yourself.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) teacher
b) jungle
c) allone
d) careful

Show answer

c) allone. Alone has a single l; careful, jungle and teacher are spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

alone

a) lonely
b) together
c) solo
d) single

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b) together. Being together means having others with you, the reverse of being alone.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_lone

a) u
b) a
c) e
d) i

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b) a. Alone starts with a, like asleep and awake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Noah is alone in his room. How many people are with him?

a) none
b) two
c) three
d) one

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a) none

2. In which sentence is someone really alone?

a) Kiran is playing with his cousins.
b) Kiran is the only one in the room.
c) Kiran is eating lunch with Grandma.
d) Kiran is singing in the school choir.

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b) Kiran is the only one in the room.

Associated Words

Words that end in -one: scone, ozone, stone, backbone, microphone, cyclone

More words from this list

canary, difficult, garland, icy, message, prize, sink, tough

Next steps

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