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Spell Bee Word: Cone


What does cone mean?

Word: Cone

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cone means a solid shape with a flat base that narrows to a sharp point at the top.

How do you spell cone?

Syllables: cone

Tricky part: The k sound at the start of cone is spelt with a c, as in cake and cup. Some children write kone.

Watch out for: kone, kon

Memory tip: Picture an ice cream cone piled with cream: cone and cream both begin with c.

Cone in a sentence

Example 1: I licked my mango ice cream cone very fast.

Example 2: Orange cones were kept on the road.

Example 3: We found a pine cone on our walk in Ooty.

Fun Fact

A pine cone closes up in damp weather and opens again when the air is dry.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) coan
b) square
c) circle
d) triangle

Show answer

a) coan. Cone spells its o sound with a silent e at the end, not with oa.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

seed, sapling, pine tree, ____

a) rain
b) sand
c) rock
d) cone

Show answer

d) cone. A pine seed grows into a sapling and then a tall pine tree, and the tree makes cones that hold new seeds.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

conee

a) o
b) n
c) c
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Cone has just one e, the silent one at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is shaped like a cone?

a) a matchbox
b) a dinner plate
c) a cricket ball
d) a party hat

Show answer

d) a party hat

2. The flat bottom of a cone is shaped like a ____.

a) triangle
b) star
c) square
d) circle

Show answer

d) circle

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with co: correct, coo, couch, country, cook, continue

More words from this list

falcon, guava, maple, poet, sharp, throw, aeroplane, boat

Next steps

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