Spell Bee Word: Boot

What does boot mean?

Word: Boot

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Boot means a strong shoe that covers your foot and ankle, and sometimes part of your leg. The space for luggage at the back of a car is also called the boot.

How do you spell boot?

Syllables: boot

Tricky part: The long oo sound is spelt with two o's. Children sometimes write buut or bot.

Watch out for: buut, bot

Memory tip: Boot has two o's, like a pair of boots standing side by side.

Idioms and Phrases

1. too big for your boots: Acting as if you are more important than you are. Example: "After winning one race, Raj got too big for his boots."

Boot in a sentence

Example 1: Papa wears rubber boots in the rain.

Example 2: Put the suitcase in the boot of the car.

Example 3: One of my boots has a hole in it.

Fun Fact

In Britain and Australia the luggage space of a car is called the boot, but in America it is called the trunk.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Raju lost one red boote in the mud.

a) lost
b) boote
c) red
d) mud

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_oot

a) b
b) n
c) j
d) g

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) boot
b) slippar
c) sandal
d) sock

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do people wear rubber boots in the rain?

a) to stay cool
b) to run faster
c) to keep their feet dry
d) to look taller

2. Why do football players wear boots with studs?

a) so they look taller on the field
b) so they can kick the ball higher
c) so their feet stay cool and dry
d) so they do not slip on the grass