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Spell Bee Word: Beetroot


What does beetroot mean?

Word: Beetroot

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Beetroot means a dark red root vegetable. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.

How do you spell beetroot?

Syllables: beet - root

Tricky part: Each half of the word has a double vowel: ee first, then oo. Children often keep one double and lose the other.

Watch out for: beetrut, betroot

Memory tip: Two pairs of round eyes look out of beetroot: ee in the first half, oo in the second.

Beetroot in a sentence

Example 1: Mumma grated beetroot into my salad.

Example 2: My fingers turned pink after I cut the beetroot.

Example 3: We grow beetroot in the school garden.

Fun Fact

Beetroot juice is so red that it is used to colour some foods in a natural way.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) beetroote
b) potato
c) spinach
d) onion

Show answer

a) beetroote. Beetroot ends with t; there is no e after it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rotboete

a) beertoot
b) beetroot
c) beetoort
d) bootreet

Show answer

b) beetroot. Pair up the two e's and the two o's, then fit the other letters round them.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

bee_root

a) t
b) k
c) p
d) d

Show answer

a) t. The first half is beet, ending in t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name another root vegetable, like beetroot:

a) a cabbage
b) a carrot
c) a pea
d) a tomato

Show answer

b) a carrot

2. Beetroot is made of two words, beet and root. Which of these is also two words joined together?

a) sunflower
b) rabbit
c) sandal
d) basket

Show answer

a) sunflower

Associated Words

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Next steps

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