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Spell Bee Word: Cellphone


What does cellphone mean?

Word: Cellphone

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cellphone means a small phone you can carry anywhere, which works without wires; British and Indian English usually call it a mobile phone.

Synonyms: mobile phone, mobile

How do you spell cellphone?

Syllables: cell - phone

Tricky part: Cell has two l's, and phone starts with ph, which sounds like f.

Watch out for: celphone, cellfone, selfone

Memory tip: Two short words, two rules: cell with double l, and phone with ph as in photo.

Cellphone in a sentence

Example 1: Switch off your cellphone in the cinema hall.

Example 2: Dadu keeps his cellphone in his shirt pocket.

Example 3: The cellphone battery died during our long drive.

Fun Fact

The cell in cellphone comes from the way a phone network is split into small areas called cells, each with its own mast.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) cellphoan
b) cellphon
c) cellphoen
d) cellphone

Show answer

d) cellphone. Each part is a word you already know, spelt in full: cell and phone.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cellphonne

a) n
b) e
c) p
d) l

Show answer

a) n. Phone has just one n.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pholencel

a) cellpheno
b) cellphoen
c) cellphnoe
d) cellphone

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d) cellphone. The ph sits in the middle, right after the second l.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) laptop
b) speaker
c) sellphone
d) printer

Show answer

c) sellphone. Cellphone starts with c, as cell does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a cellphone need to work when you are away from home?

a) a phone line
b) a cable to the wall
c) a charged battery
d) a power socket

Show answer

c) a charged battery

2. A basic cellphone cannot ____.

a) print a photo
b) show the time
c) make a call
d) send a message

Show answer

a) print a photo

Associated Words

blissfuldestructiveacquitadvicefeast
suitcasepatiencecryingglobeagreeable

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