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Spell Bee Word: Clean


What does clean mean?

Word: Clean

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Clean means washed and tidy, with no dust, mud or marks.

Synonyms: neat, spotless

How do you spell clean?

Syllables: clean

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ea, as in sea and bean.

Watch out for: cleen, clene

Memory tip: Clean has ea, as in sea. Think of the sea washing the beach clean.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. come clean: To tell the truth about something you did. Example: "Arjun came clean and said he broke the vase."

Clean in a sentence

Example 1: Wash your hands to keep them clean.

Example 2: My room is clean and tidy today.

Example 3: Drink only clean water.

Fun Fact

Clean is more than a thousand years old. In Old English it was written claene, and it could also mean pure.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) soap
b) klean
c) bucket
d) towel

Show answer

b) klean. Clean begins with a c, not a k.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

clean

a) fresh
b) dirty
c) soapy
d) shiny

Show answer

b) dirty. Dirty things have mud or dust on them, so dirty is the opposite of clean.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

colean

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

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a) o. An o has crept in between c and l; in clean, c and l sit together.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Wash the plates and keep the kichen clean.

a) kichen
b) plates
c) clean
d) Wash

Show answer

a) kichen. Kitchen has a t before the ch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helps keep your teeth clean?

a) a hairbrush
b) a scrubbing brush
c) a paintbrush
d) a toothbrush

Show answer

d) a toothbrush

2. To keep the classroom clean, you should put rubbish in the ____.

a) dustbin
b) school bag
c) pencil box
d) drawer

Show answer

a) dustbin

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: neat, spotless

More words from this list

dull, glide, letter, pencil, scoop, target, zebra, berry

Next steps

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