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Spell Bee Word: Cauliflower


What does cauliflower mean?

Word: Cauliflower

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cauliflower means a vegetable with a big, firm white head surrounded by green leaves; we cook and eat the white part.

How do you spell cauliflower?

Syllables: cau - li - flow - er

Tricky part: The start sounds like col, but it is spelt c-a-u. The second half is the ordinary word flower.

Watch out for: coliflower, califlower, cauliflour

Memory tip: Cauli starts with c-a-u, like cause and caught; then add the ordinary word flower.

Cauliflower in a sentence

Example 1: Mummy made cauliflower cheese for dinner.

Example 2: Wash the cauliflower well; small insects hide inside.

Example 3: Grandma grows cauliflower in her winter garden.

Fun Fact

The name comes from the Italian cavolfiore, which means cabbage flower.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) capsicam
b) aubergene
c) cauliflower
d) cabage

Show answer

c) cauliflower. Cabbage has a double b, aubergine ends in ine, and capsicum ends in um.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandpa cut the caulaflower into small pieces for the soup.

a) pieces
b) caulaflower
c) soup
d) cut

Show answer

b) caulaflower. The beat after cau is li, with an i.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

caulliflower

a) l
b) i
c) u
d) w

Show answer

a) l. Cauliflower has only one l in its first half.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cauliflower belongs to the same plant family as ____.

a) broccoli
b) potato
c) tomato
d) onion

Show answer

a) broccoli

2. The white part of a cauliflower is really a bunch of ____.

a) tiny hard seeds
b) tightly packed buds
c) folded young leaves
d) thick white roots

Show answer

b) tightly packed buds

Associated Words

Words that end in -ower: tower, sunflower, power, flower

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