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Spell Bee Word: Apricot


What does apricot mean?

Word: Apricot

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Apricot means a small, round, orange fruit with soft, velvety skin.

How do you spell apricot?

Syllables: a - pri - cot

Tricky part: There is only one p, even though apple has two, and there is no e at the end.

Watch out for: appricot, apricote

Memory tip: Apricot has one p and apple has two: the apricot is the smaller fruit, so it gets fewer p's.

Apricot in a sentence

Example 1: Dadi brought a bag of dried apricots from the market.

Example 2: The apricot was soft, juicy and sweet.

Example 3: Apricot jam tastes good on toast.

Fun Fact

The name apricot travelled a long way. It goes back to a Latin word meaning early-ripening and passed through Arabic, Spanish and French before reaching English.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bannana
b) apricot
c) pinapple
d) papaia

Show answer

b) apricot. Banana has no double n, pineapple keeps the e of pine, and papaya ends in ya.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

apr_c_t

a) i, a
b) i, o
c) e, o
d) a, o

Show answer

b) i, o. Split it as a-pri-cot: pri takes the i, and cot takes the o.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena packed a ripe aprikot in her lunch box for the school picnic.

a) packed
b) aprikot
c) lunch
d) picnic

Show answer

b) aprikot. Apricot is spelt with a c, never a k.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cotirpa

a) apircot
b) aprciot
c) apricot
d) arpicot

Show answer

c) apricot. Seven letters make the soft orange fruit; check that the r comes straight after the p.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is found in the middle of an apricot?

a) many small pips
b) rows of tiny seeds
c) a hard stone
d) a soft white core

Show answer

c) a hard stone

2. On which kind of plant do apricots grow?

a) a creeper
b) a low bush
c) a tree
d) a water plant

Show answer

c) a tree

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