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Spell Bee Word: Blue


What does blue mean?

Word: Blue

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Blue means the colour of a clear sky or the sea.

Sounds like: blew (past of blow, as in The wind blew hard.)

How do you spell blue?

Syllables: blue

Tricky part: Blue sounds exactly like blew, the past of blow. Children who know blew sometimes write it for the colour.

Watch out for: bluu, blou

Memory tip: Picture a pot of blue glue: the colour and the sticky stuff rhyme.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. once in a blue moon: Very rarely. Example: "We eat pizza only once in a blue moon."

Blue in a sentence

Example 1: The sky is bright blue today.

Example 2: My school uniform has a blue skirt.

Example 3: Krishna is often shown with blue skin.

Fun Fact

The sky looks blue because the air scatters the blue part of sunlight more than the red part.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) blue
b) bluue
c) bloue
d) bloo

Show answer

a) blue. The colour ends with u and then e.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

b_ue

a) r
b) l
c) a
d) o

Show answer

b) l. Blue starts with the bl blend, as in black.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

indigo, ____, green, yellow

a) blue
b) red
c) pink
d) brown

Show answer

a) blue. In VIBGYOR, blue comes between indigo and green.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two colours mix to make green?

a) blue and yellow
b) red and blue
c) black and white
d) red and white

Show answer

a) blue and yellow

2. Which bird has a bright blue neck?

a) the sparrow
b) the crow
c) the pigeon
d) the peacock

Show answer

d) the peacock

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with b: busy, bottom, bowl, bear, banana, brain

More words from this list

coconut, exam, greedy, loud, playtime, shade, thirsty, actor

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.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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