Spell Bee Word: Card

What does card mean?

Word: Card

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Card means a piece of stiff, thick paper, often with a picture, that you give someone or use in a game.

How do you spell card?

Syllables: card

Tricky part: Card starts with a k sound, but the letter is c. Many children write kard.

Watch out for: kard, carrd

Memory tip: Card begins with the curved letter c. The straight-backed k does not belong here.

Card in a sentence

Example 1: I made a card for my teacher.

Example 2: Grandma sent me a birthday card.

Example 3: We played a card game on the train.

Fun Fact

Card comes from the French word carte. Before that it came from a Latin word for paper made from the papyrus plant.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) card
b) baloon

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a) card. Balloon has two l's and two o's, and baloon is missing an l.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'card':

a) yard
b) cord

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b) cord. Yard sounds like card at the end. Cord has an or sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

caard

a) a
b) d

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a) a. One vowel is doubled here, and the word needs it only once.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

rdac

a) crad
b) card

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b) card. After the first letter comes the vowel, then the r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do we usually write inside a birthday card?

a) a shopping list
b) a train timetable
c) a happy message
d) a page of sums

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c) a happy message

2. Ria posts a card to her grandma. What must she stick on it?

a) a stamp
b) a button
c) a badge
d) a ribbon

Show answer

a) a stamp

More words from this list

face, have, it, mum, plan, show, they, work

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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