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Spell Bee Word: Cashew


What does cashew mean?

Word: Cashew

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cashew means a curved, cream-coloured nut that grows on the cashew tree. Cashews are eaten roasted or used in sweets and curries.

How do you spell cashew?

Syllables: cash - ew

Tricky part: The ending is -ew, as in new and few. Children often write cashue or cashoo because of the 'oo' sound.

Watch out for: cashue, cashoo, kashew

Memory tip: Imagine buying a few cashews: cashew ends with the same two letters as few.

Cashew in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma adds fried cashews to the vegetable rice.

Example 2: We bought a packet of salted cashews for the train trip.

Example 3: A cashew curry tastes rich and creamy.

Fun Fact

Each cashew nut grows outside its fruit, hanging below a soft, juicy part called the cashew apple.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

cashew

a) chew
b) wash
c) chase
d) cheese

Show answer

d) cheese. Cheese needs three e's, and cashew has only one.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) cashew, raisin, saffron, cardamom
b) cashew, raisin, saffon, cardemom
c) cashew, raisen, safron, cardamom
d) cashew, raysin, saffron, cardamum

Show answer

a) cashew, raisin, saffron, cardamom. Here every word is right: raisin has ai and i, and saffron has a double f.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

ca_ _ew

a) zh
b) ss
c) sh
d) ch

Show answer

c) sh. The sound in the middle is spelt s, h.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

swecha 123456

a) 562134
b) 651423
c) 526143
d) 461532

Show answer

d) 461532. The numbers pick out c, a, s, h, e, w.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a nut, just like the cashew?

a) almond
b) grape
c) plum
d) banana

Show answer

a) almond

2. Which Indian state is well known for growing cashews?

a) Goa
b) Ladakh
c) Haryana
d) Punjab

Show answer

a) Goa

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with c: commuter, clamber, cobbler, cuff, could, choir

More words from this list

cuddly, evaporation, heaven, member, recipe, starch, tread, able

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