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Spell Bee Word: Canal


What does canal mean?

Word: Canal

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Canal means a long channel dug by people and filled with water.

How do you spell canal?

Syllables: ca - nal

Tricky part: The end is spelt al, though in quick speech it can sound like el or ul.

Watch out for: canel, canle

Memory tip: Canal has only one vowel, used twice: both are a's.

Canal in a sentence

Example 1: Venice in Italy is famous for its canals.

Example 2: Ducks paddled along the canal beside the cycle path.

Example 3: We stopped on a little bridge to look down at the canal.

Fun Fact

The Grand Canal in China is often called the longest canal in the world. It stretches for more than 1,700 kilometres.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

canal

a) railway
b) pathway
c) waterway
d) highway

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c) waterway. A canal is a way made of water, which is just what this word says.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) harbour
b) cannal
c) island
d) bridge

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b) cannal. A single n is all this word needs.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lacna

a) ancal
b) cnaal
c) canal
d) nacal

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c) canal. The two a's take turns with the other letters, so no two vowels sit together.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Small wooden boats drifted along the kanal behind the old mill.

a) mill
b) drifted
c) wooden
d) kanal

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d) kanal. This word starts with a c, the same hard sound as in cat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Farmers dig a canal from the river to their fields. What does it bring them?

a) shade from the sun
b) food for the cows
c) seeds for planting
d) water for the crops

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d) water for the crops

2. Neha's family went for a ride along a canal in Kerala. What did they travel in?

a) a bus
b) a scooter
c) a train
d) a boat

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d) a boat

Associated Words

Words that end in -nal: signal, personal, educational, final, intentional, medicinal

More words from this list

croissant, explore, headache, lively, pause, scout, tigress, anchor

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