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Spell Bee Word: Caveman


What does caveman mean?

Word: Caveman

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Caveman means a person from the Stone Age, long ago, who often sheltered in caves.

Synonyms: cave dweller

How do you spell caveman?

Syllables: cave - man

Tricky part: The silent e in the middle stays, even though you cannot hear it.

Watch out for: cavman, cavmen

Memory tip: The silent e stays put even when another word is joined on: you cannot hear it, but it holds its place in the middle.

Caveman in a sentence

Example 1: The cartoon caveman wore a furry coat and lived in a cave.

Example 2: Our book shows a caveman painting deer on a rock wall.

Example 3: A caveman had no bricks, so he used rocks for shelter.

Fun Fact

Despite the name, most Stone Age people also lived in huts and tents; caves are simply where their tools and paintings survived best.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) cavemun
b) cavemman
c) cavemann
d) caveman

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d) caveman. Caveman has one m, one n and an a in the last part, with no letter added or taken away.

Word Connection

Choose the feminine form of the word: caveman

a) cavemen
b) cavemaness
c) cavewoman
d) cavelady

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c) cavewoman. Man becomes woman, so caveman becomes cavewoman; cavemen is only the plural.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hunter
b) caveman
c) pebble
d) fosil

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d) fosil. Fossil has a double s; caveman, pebble and hunter are all spelt right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ancmeva

a) cavemna
b) cavenam
c) acveman
d) caveman

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d) caveman. Seven letters: a four-letter home first, then a three-letter person.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which tool might a caveman have used?

a) a brass lamp
b) a plastic bucket
c) a steel spoon
d) a stone axe

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d) a stone axe

2. How did cavemen keep warm at night?

a) with an electric blanket
b) by a gas heater
c) by a wood fire
d) with a hot-water bottle

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c) by a wood fire

Associated Words

Words that end in -man: fisherman, sportsman, policewoman, businessman, policeman, gentleman

More words from this list

decay, feature, hour, magnifier, plain, shame, triumph, appeal

Next steps

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