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Spell Bee Word: Coast


What does coast mean?

Word: Coast

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Coast means the land next to the sea, along the edge of a country.

Antonyms: inland

How do you spell coast?

Syllables: coast

Tricky part: The o sound is spelt oa. Without the a, it becomes cost, a different word.

Watch out for: coost, cowst

Memory tip: Picture the a as a small wave that has washed in between the o and the s of coast.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the coast is clear: no one is around to see you or stop you Example: "When the coast was clear, we sneaked the birthday cake into the room."

Coast in a sentence

Example 1: Goa lies on the west coast of India.

Example 2: Fishing boats come back to the coast at sunrise.

Example 3: We drove along the coast all the way to Puri.

Fun Fact

Coast comes from the Latin costa, a rib or side, because the coast is the side of the land.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) beach
b) island
c) harbour
d) koast

Show answer

d) koast. Coast and coat start the same way, with c-o-a.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: coast

a) desert
b) forest
c) shore
d) hill

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c) shore. The shore is the land at the edge of the sea, like the coast.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

On holiday we walked along the coaste near Kovalam every evening.

a) Kovalam
b) evening
c) holiday
d) coaste

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d) coaste. Coast ends in s-t with no e after it.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

coast

a) le
b) al
c) il
d) el

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b) al. Coastal means on or near the coast, as in a coastal town.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city is on the coast of India?

a) Delhi
b) Bhopal
c) Chennai
d) Jaipur

Show answer

c) Chennai

2. Coast and cost sound close. Which one tells you the price of a toy?

a) coat
b) coast
c) cast
d) cost

Show answer

d) cost

Associated Words

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Next steps

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