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Spell Bee Word: Blanket


What does blanket mean?

Word: Blanket

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Blanket means a large, thick, warm cover that you use on a bed to keep warm.

How do you spell blanket?

Syllables: blan - ket

Tricky part: The second part is said quickly, so children often write the wrong vowel. It is -ket, with an e.

Watch out for: blankett, blankut

Memory tip: A blanket goes on a bed, and the end of blanket has the e of bed.

Blanket in a sentence

Example 1: In winter I sleep under a thick blanket.

Example 2: Nani folded the blanket neatly.

Example 3: We spread a blanket on the grass for our picnic.

Fun Fact

Blanket comes from an old French word meaning white, because early blankets were made of plain white wool.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) blannket
b) blankket
c) blancket
d) blanket

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d) blanket. Blanket has no doubled letters and no c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kanbelt

a) blanket
b) blnaket
c) bnalket
d) balnket

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a) blanket. Put bl together at the front, then set out the rest.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

bl_nket

a) o
b) u
c) a
d) e

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c) a. The first vowel is a, the same as in black.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

bllanket

a) l
b) k
c) a
d) n

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a) l. Blanket has a single l after the b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month would you most need a thick blanket in Delhi?

a) June
b) January
c) May
d) August

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b) January

2. Which of these is a blanket not used for?

a) a picnic on the grass
b) covering a sleeping baby
c) keeping warm
d) cooking rice

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d) cooking rice

Associated Words

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fameshakecheerfulthirteendeer

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Next steps

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