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Spell Bee Word: Castle


What does castle mean?

Word: Castle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Castle means a large, strong building with thick walls and towers, built long ago to keep the people inside safe.

Synonyms: fortress

How do you spell castle?

Syllables: cas - tle

Tricky part: The t is silent: we do not say it, but we must write it.

Watch out for: casle, cassle

Memory tip: Listen and castle share a silent t. Whisper cas-T-le once with the t, then say it the normal way.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. castles in the air: Big dreams or plans that are not likely to come true. Example: "Instead of building castles in the air, Dev started saving for a bicycle."

Castle in a sentence

Example 1: The king lived in a castle on the hill.

Example 2: We made a sandcastle at the beach.

Example 3: We climbed the steep steps of the old castle.

Fun Fact

The chess piece shaped like a little tower is often called a castle, though its proper name is the rook.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) castel
b) castil
c) castle
d) castal

Show answer

c) castle. Castle ends in le, as little and candle do.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

casstle

a) t
b) l
c) e
d) s

Show answer

d) s. Castle has just one s.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

castle

a) hut
b) tent
c) shop
d) fort

Show answer

d) fort. A fort, like a castle, is a strong building with thick walls.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The old castle has a huge wodden gate.

a) old
b) castle
c) huge
d) wodden

Show answer

d) wodden. Wooden has a double o and a single d, as in wood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Castles were often built on hills so that the people inside could ____.

a) grow more crops
b) see far across the land
c) keep the cows cool
d) catch more fish

Show answer

b) see far across the land

2. A deep ditch filled with water around a castle is called a ____.

a) canal
b) well
c) pond
d) moat

Show answer

d) moat

Associated Words

Words that end in -tle: beetle, title, sandcastle, whistle, turtle, gentle

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: fortress

More words from this list

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Next steps

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