Spell Bee Word: Bakery

What does bakery mean?

Word: Bakery

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bakery means a shop or place where bread, cakes and biscuits are made or sold.

How do you spell bakery?

Syllables: ba - ker - y

Tricky part: A quick e hides in the middle. It is easy to skip it and write bakry.

Watch out for: bakry, bakary

Memory tip: Say the word slowly and you hear three beats; the quick middle beat is the one that holds the e.

Bakery in a sentence

Example 1: The bakery near our school smells of fresh bread.

Example 2: We bought a chocolate cake from the bakery for Papa's birthday.

Example 3: The bakery opens early every morning.

Fun Fact

Many bakeries start baking bread before sunrise, so that the loaves are still warm when the shop opens.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

reabky

a) bkaery
b) baekry
c) bakery
d) bakrey

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c) bakery. Clap the three beats and check them against each choice: the others cannot be said that way.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

bakkery

a) e
b) k
c) a
d) y

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b) k. A single k is all this word needs.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

b_kery

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

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d) a. The first beat says the name of the letter a.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) bakery
b) bakerie
c) bakerey
d) bakeri

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a) bakery. The word finishes with a plain y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could you buy at a bakery?

a) a cricket bat
b) a fresh bun
c) a pair of socks
d) a box of crayons

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b) a fresh bun

2. Why does a bakery often smell so good in the morning?

a) new flowers are on the counter
b) the floor has just been mopped
c) bread is coming out of the oven
d) the windows have been washed

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c) bread is coming out of the oven

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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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