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Spell Bee Word: Blind


What does blind mean?

Word: Blind

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Blind means not able to see.

How do you spell blind?

Syllables: blind

Tricky part: The i says its name here even though there is no e at the end, so it is tempting to add an extra vowel.

Watch out for: blinde, bliend

Memory tip: Blind, find, kind and mind: in each one the i says its own name with no e at the end.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. turn a blind eye: To pretend not to see something. Example: "The teacher turned a blind eye to the crumbs on the floor after the party."

Blind in a sentence

Example 1: The blind singer played the sitar beautifully.

Example 2: Our class visited a school for blind children.

Example 3: A guide dog helps a blind person cross the road.

Fun Fact

Louis Braille became blind as a small child and invented the Braille alphabet of raised dots when he was still a teenager.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pillow
b) candle
c) ladder
d) bilnd

Show answer

d) bilnd. In blind the l comes straight after the b.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

blinnd

a) i
b) d
c) n
d) l

Show answer

c) n. Blind has a single n before the d.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nldib

a) blidn
b) bnild
c) blind
d) bindl

Show answer

c) blind. Blind has only one vowel: put it in the middle and build the word round it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many blind people walk with a long ____ to feel the way ahead.

a) red flag
b) yellow torch
c) blue umbrella
d) white cane

Show answer

d) white cane

2. Which sense does a blind person not have?

a) touch
b) hearing
c) smell
d) sight

Show answer

d) sight

Associated Words

rainpapayaferryparentvacation
farmerelephanttrickyellowdaddy

More words from this list

cloth, empty, grain, local, plant, September, tennis, action

Next steps

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