Spell Bee Word: Coffee

What does coffee mean?

Word: Coffee

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Coffee means a hot, dark brown drink with a strong smell. Many grown-ups drink it in the morning.

How do you spell coffee?

Syllables: cof - fee

Tricky part: Coffee has two pairs of double letters: ff in the middle and ee at the end. Children often drop one f or one e.

Watch out for: coffe, cofee, cofey

Memory tip: Coffee is a double-double drink: a pair of f's in the middle and a pair of e's at the end.

Coffee in a sentence

Example 1: Appa likes filter coffee with his breakfast.

Example 2: The coffee smelled strong and sweet.

Example 3: My aunt grows coffee plants in Coorg.

Fun Fact

Coffee beans are really the seeds of a red fruit called a coffee cherry.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sandwich
b) koffee
c) pudding
d) biscuit

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b) koffee. Coffee begins with c, not k.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

feofce

a) coeffe
b) coffee
c) cfofee
d) cofefe

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b) coffee. Keep the two f's together and finish with ee.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

coaffee

a) a
b) f
c) e
d) o

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a) a. There is no a in coffee; take it out and the word is right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people often add to coffee?

a) chilli
b) salt
c) milk
d) vinegar

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c) milk

2. Coffee without sugar tastes a little ____.

a) bitter
b) salty
c) spicy
d) sour

Show answer

a) bitter

Associated Words

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Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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