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Spell Bee Word: Canoe


What does canoe mean?

Word: Canoe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Canoe means a light, narrow craft that you move through water with a paddle.

How do you spell canoe?

Syllables: ca - noe

Tricky part: The end, o-e, says oo, as in shoe. Children often write canoo or canu.

Watch out for: canoo, canew

Memory tip: A canoe ends like a shoe, with o-e for the oo sound. Take your shoes off before you step into the canoe.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. paddle your own canoe: do things by yourself without help Example: "Didi likes to paddle her own canoe, so she packs her school bag by herself."

Canoe in a sentence

Example 1: We paddled a canoe across the lake.

Example 2: The canoe rocked when I stood up.

Example 3: Two people can sit in this canoe.

Fun Fact

Canoes are among the oldest kinds of boat. Thousands of years ago, people made them by hollowing out a single tree trunk.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) lifeboat
b) paddle
c) sailor
d) kanoe

Show answer

d) kanoe. Canoe starts with a c, as car does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cannoe

a) e
b) c
c) n
d) o

Show answer

c) n. Canoe has one n, just as in can.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

canoe

a) boat
b) cart
c) sled
d) tent

Show answer

a) boat. A canoe is a small boat; the other three are not used on water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A canoe is closest in shape to ____.

a) a submarine
b) a ship
c) a ferry
d) a kayak

Show answer

d) a kayak

2. Two friends sit in a canoe on a calm lake. What will they most likely do?

a) fly over the hills
b) row slowly across the water
c) sleep in a tent
d) drive to the market

Show answer

b) row slowly across the water

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