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Spell Bee Word: Coastline


What does coastline mean?

Word: Coastline

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Coastline means the long edge of land where it meets the sea, especially as you see it on a map or from a boat.

Synonyms: coast, seaboard

How do you spell coastline?

Syllables: coast - line

Tricky part: The long o sound in the first part is spelt oa, as in boat and road. Children who spell by sound often write costline.

Watch out for: costline, cosstline, coestline

Memory tip: Picture a boat sailing along the coast: boat and coast both carry the same oa.

Coastline in a sentence

Example 1: From the plane we could see the whole coastline of Goa.

Example 2: Fishing villages dot the coastline of Kerala.

Example 3: The storm changed the shape of the coastline near our town.

Fun Fact

A coastline gets longer the more carefully you measure it, because a smaller ruler follows every tiny bend and rock.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) coastlain
b) coastline
c) coastlene
d) coastlyne

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b) coastline. The second part keeps its long i sound spelt i, with a silent e after it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) horison
b) coastline
c) pennisula
d) lighthose

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b) coastline. Lighthouse, peninsula and horizon have each lost or changed a letter.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

coastline

a) valley
b) summit
c) desert
d) shore

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d) shore. Both words name the land at the edge of the sea.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

coastlinne

a) l
b) i
c) n
d) s

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c) n. There is just one n in the word, so the second one has to go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a walk along the coastline, what are you most likely to pass?

a) snow piled high on a mountain pass
b) camels resting among sand dunes
c) tea bushes on a steep hillside
d) fishing boats pulled up on the sand

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d) fishing boats pulled up on the sand

2. Which of these Indian states has a coastline?

a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Jharkhand

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a) Gujarat

Associated Words

chickenselfishfiercehappinessirritate
moonlightjudgesmartjewelryinterest

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