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Spell Bee Word: Charm


What does charm mean?

Word: Charm

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Charm means something about a person or place that makes people like it. A charm is also a small lucky object, like one on a bracelet.

How do you spell charm?

Syllables: charm

Tricky part: There is an r before the m. Children often mix up the order and write chram.

Watch out for: chram, chamr

Memory tip: Say warm, storm and charm: in each one the r comes before the m.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. work like a charm: To work very well, just as you hoped. Example: "Dadi's ginger tea worked like a charm on my cough."

Charm in a sentence

Example 1: My sister has a small star charm on her bracelet.

Example 2: The little puppy won us over with its charm.

Example 3: The old hill town has a quiet charm.

Fun Fact

Charm comes from the Latin word carmen, which meant a song or a chant.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) charm
b) chaarm
c) cherm
d) sharm

Show answer

a) charm. Charm starts with ch and has one a, just as in arm.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

charm

a) spell
b) spill
c) smell
d) shell

Show answer

a) spell. Long ago a charm was a set of magic words, and that is what a spell is too.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dev found a silver charme in the sand.

a) silver
b) charme
c) sand
d) found

Show answer

b) charme. Charm stops at the m, with no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could hang as a charm on a bracelet?

a) a tiny silver heart
b) a big wooden door
c) a long garden hose
d) a heavy school bag

Show answer

a) a tiny silver heart

2. Which of these would most likely win you over with its charm?

a) a cold, rainy wind
b) a loud, grumpy crowd
c) a friendly, playful kitten
d) a broken, dusty chair

Show answer

c) a friendly, playful kitten

Associated Words

Words that start with cha: chase, chalk, champion, chandelier, challenge, championship

More words from this list

doctor, frog, kick, overnight, rock, stray, white, barge

Next steps

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