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Spell Bee Word: Athlete


What does athlete mean?

Word: Athlete

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Athlete means a person who competes in sports such as running, jumping or throwing.

How do you spell athlete?

Syllables: ath - lete

Tricky part: It has only two beats, ath-lete. Children add a vowel after th and give it three.

Watch out for: athelete, athalete, athilete

Memory tip: Clap it: only two claps. Two claps means no extra vowel sneaks in after the th.

Athlete in a sentence

Example 1: The athlete ran very fast.

Example 2: An athlete must train every day.

Example 3: Our school sent two athletes to the state meet.

Fun Fact

Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic gold in athletics, for the javelin, at the Tokyo Games held in 2021.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) athlite
b) athlette
c) ethlete
d) athlete

Show answer

d) athlete. Athlete starts with a, and its last part has one t and an e after the l.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

athlete

a) gardener
b) sportsperson
c) spectator
d) shopkeeper

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b) sportsperson. A sportsperson takes part in sport, just like an athlete.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

telhate

a) eathlte
b) athltee
c) athleet
d) athlete

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d) athlete. Clap the two beats and write them down in order.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The athlet ran around the track.

a) track
b) around
c) ran
d) athlet

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d) athlet. A silent e closes the word: athlete.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who here is an athlete?

a) a painter working on a picture
b) a pianist practising for a show
c) a chef cooking for a party
d) a sprinter training for a race

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d) a sprinter training for a race

2. What helps an athlete stay strong?

a) eating chips every day
b) skipping breakfast
c) staying up late watching TV
d) eating good food and sleeping well

Show answer

d) eating good food and sleeping well

Associated Words

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More words from this list

bunch, crown, finish, honest, muffin, quiet, slow, true

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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