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Spell Bee Word: Boxing


What does boxing mean?

Word: Boxing

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Boxing means a sport in which two people fight with their fists while wearing padded gloves, following strict rules.

How do you spell boxing?

Syllables: box - ing

Tricky part: The x makes a ks sound, so some children try to spell that sound with c, k and s. One x does it all.

Watch out for: boxeng, bocksing, boksing

Memory tip: Picture two boxers inside a big cardboard box: the word starts with that very box.

Boxing in a sentence

Example 1: My cousin goes to boxing classes twice a week.

Example 2: Boxing gloves are padded to protect the hands and face.

Example 3: We watched a boxing match on television with Papa.

Fun Fact

Mary Kom from Manipur has won six women's world boxing championship titles, a record.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

boxinng

a) g
b) n
c) o
d) i

Show answer

b) n. The ing ending has just one n.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) wresling
b) boxing
c) skatting
d) swiming

Show answer

b) boxing. Skating has one t, swimming two m's and wrestling a t; boxing is the one written right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gixbno

a) boxing
b) bixong
c) bxoing
d) boxign

Show answer

a) boxing. Put the x right after bo, then the three letters left.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

b_x_ng

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

Show answer

b) o, i. Box has a short o, and the ending is ing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In boxing, the square area where the fight takes place is called a:

a) court
b) pitch
c) ring
d) track

Show answer

c) ring

2. Which of these is NOT allowed in boxing?

a) punching
b) kicking
c) blocking
d) ducking

Show answer

b) kicking

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