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Spell Bee Word: Coat


What does coat mean?

Word: Coat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Coat means a piece of clothing with sleeves that you wear over other clothes to keep warm or dry. A coat is also a thin layer that covers something.

How do you spell coat?

Syllables: coat

Tricky part: The long o sound is spelt oa, as in boat and goat. Without the a it becomes cot, a baby's bed.

Watch out for: cowt, coet

Memory tip: Picture a goat wearing a coat: both words keep the oa together.

Coat in a sentence

Example 1: Wear your coat; it is cold outside.

Example 2: Papa hung his coat on the hook by the door.

Example 3: Our dog's brown coat is soft and shiny.

Fun Fact

A coat of arms got its name because knights once wore their family pattern on a cloth coat over their armour, so others could tell who they were.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gloves
b) sweater
c) muffler
d) koat

Show answer

d) koat. Coat begins with c, just like cap and cot.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

coat

a) jacket
b) collar
c) pocket
d) button

Show answer

a) jacket. A jacket is a short coat, so the two words are close in meaning.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Zoya's red coate kept her warm.

a) coate
b) warm
c) red
d) Zoya's

Show answer

a) coate. Coat ends with t; there is no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are you most likely to wear a warm coat?

a) on a hot summer day
b) in bed at night
c) at a swimming pool
d) on a cold winter morning

Show answer

d) on a cold winter morning

2. A painter gives the wall a fresh coat of ____.

a) sand
b) water
c) glue
d) paint

Show answer

d) paint

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with co: coffee, country, continue, corn, cone, couch

More words from this list

everywhere, grass, lotus, play, seventeen, thigh, activity, bleed

Next steps

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