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Spell Bee Word: Chain


What does chain mean?

Word: Chain

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Chain means a row of metal rings joined together. A bicycle chain turns the wheel, and a gold chain is worn round the neck.

How do you spell chain?

Syllables: chain

Tricky part: The long a sound is spelt ai, as in rain and train, and the a comes before the i.

Watch out for: chaen, chane

Memory tip: When rain falls on your cycle, the chain gets wet. Rain and chain share the same ai.

Chain in a sentence

Example 1: The chain of my cycle came off.

Example 2: Mummy wears a thin gold chain.

Example 3: We made a paper chain for the class party.

Fun Fact

A bicycle chain is made of many small links held by tiny pins, so it can bend around the toothed wheels.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ladder
b) garden
c) chaine
d) bicycle

Show answer

c) chaine. Chain stops at the n; there is no e after it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

foot, pedal, ____, wheel

a) chain
b) seat
c) bell
d) basket

Show answer

a) chain. On a cycle your foot pushes the pedal, the pedal pulls the chain, and the chain turns the back wheel.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_ain

a) t
b) h
c) r
d) l

Show answer

b) h. C and h together make the sound at the start of chain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might you lock with a chain?

a) a towel
b) a gate
c) a book
d) a plate

Show answer

b) a gate

2. What happens if the chain comes off your cycle?

a) the seat moves up
b) the tyres go flat
c) the bell starts ringing
d) the pedals stop moving the wheel

Show answer

d) the pedals stop moving the wheel

Associated Words

Words that end in -ain: grain, train, explain, brain, drain, mountain

More words from this list

desk, four, jumper, olive, rider, stem, watermelon, banana

Next steps

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