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Spell Bee Word: Avocado


What does avocado mean?

Word: Avocado

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Avocado means a pear-shaped fruit with soft, creamy flesh and one big seed in the middle.

How do you spell avocado?

Syllables: av - o - ca - do

Tricky part: People often put an a where the first o should be. The vowels are a, o, a, o.

Watch out for: avacado, avocada, avacodo

Memory tip: The vowels take turns: a, o, a, o. Av-o-ca-do.

Avocado in a sentence

Example 1: Mum put avocado in my sandwich.

Example 2: Avocados grow on tall trees.

Example 3: We made a dip with avocado and lemon.

Fun Fact

Avocados first grew in Mexico and Central America. The name comes from ahuacatl, a word in the old Aztec language.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) avokado
b) avocaddo
c) avocado
d) avocardo

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c) avocado. Avocado has a plain c and a single d, with no r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

doacavo

a) avodaco
b) avocado
c) adocavo
d) acovado

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b) avocado. The v comes straight after the first a.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

avvocado

a) v
b) a
c) d
d) c

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a) v. Av-o-ca-do: the v sits alone between a and o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can you tell that an avocado is ripe?

a) It becomes very light.
b) It turns bright yellow.
c) It starts to smell of lemons.
d) It feels a little soft when pressed.

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d) It feels a little soft when pressed.

2. What colour is the inside of an avocado?

a) light green
b) deep purple
c) bright red
d) orange

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a) light green

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with a: annoyed, abroad, arm, activity, advise, amazed

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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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