Spell Bee Word: Colony

What does colony mean?

Word: Colony

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Colony means a group of animals or plants of one kind that live together, such as ants or bees. It can also mean a country or area ruled by another country.

How do you spell colony?

Syllables: col - o - ny

Tricky part: There is only one l, even though collect and collar, which start with a similar sound, have two.

Watch out for: collony, kolony

Memory tip: Think of a colony of ants marching in one long line: one line, one l.

Colony in a sentence

Example 1: We watched an ant colony carry crumbs into a crack in the garden wall.

Example 2: Before 1947, India was a British colony.

Example 3: Penguins nest in a huge colony on the icy coast, keeping their eggs warm.

Fun Fact

A single honeybee colony can hold tens of thousands of bees, and usually only one of them, the queen, lays the eggs.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

olycon

a) colonel
b) canopy
c) cologne
d) colony

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

c_l_ny

a) o, o
b) u, o
c) o, a
d) a, o

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) territory
b) colony
c) province
d) setlement

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

coloney

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which creature below usually lives in a colony?

a) owls
b) tigers
c) crocodiles
d) termites

2. Which of these countries was once a British colony?

a) Nepal
b) Japan
c) Thailand
d) Kenya