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Spell Bee Word: Canyon


What does canyon mean?

Word: Canyon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Canyon means a very deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky sides.

How do you spell canyon?

Syllables: can - yon

Tricky part: The middle sound is spelt with y, as in yes. Children often write canion with an i.

Watch out for: canion, kanion

Memory tip: Hear the y of yes in can-yon, and write a y, not an i.

Canyon in a sentence

Example 1: The river cut a deep canyon through the rocks over millions of years.

Example 2: We walked along the rim of the canyon with our guide.

Example 3: From the top, the canyon looked like a giant crack in the earth.

Fun Fact

Gandikota in Andhra Pradesh is often called the Grand Canyon of India. The Penna river flows through it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) vally
b) volcanoe
c) glaicer
d) canyon

Show answer

d) canyon. Valley needs ey after the double l, glacier has ci before er, and volcano ends with a plain o.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

aynnco

a) cannon
b) crayon
c) carton
d) canyon

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d) canyon. Cannon needs three n's, crayon an r, carton an r and a t, so only canyon fits.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The tourists stood at the edge of the canyan and looked at the river far below.

a) river
b) tourists
c) below
d) canyan

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d) canyan. The last part of the word is yon, with an o.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

canyon

a) meadow
b) gorge
c) summit
d) plateau

Show answer

b) gorge. A gorge is also a deep, narrow valley between steep walls of rock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over millions of years, what has carved most canyons out of the rock?

a) falling leaves
b) flowing river water
c) grazing animals
d) strong sunlight

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b) flowing river water

2. Why do the walls of many canyons look striped?

a) they show layers of different rock
b) visitors have painted them
c) birds have scratched lines on them
d) grass grows on them in bands

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a) they show layers of different rock

Associated Words

Words that start with can: candidate, candidacy, canoe, candlestick, canal, canteen

More words from this list

dependable, expect, import, merge, precede, seasoning, total, actress

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