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Spell Bee Word: Continent


What does continent mean?

Word: Continent

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Continent means one of the very large areas of land on Earth, such as Asia, each with many countries in it.

How do you spell continent?

Syllables: con - ti - nent

Tricky part: The last vowel is e, not a: continant is a common slip.

Watch out for: continant, continunt

Memory tip: A continent is enormous, so let the e of enormous remind you of the e in its last beat.

Continent in a sentence

Example 1: India is in the continent of Asia.

Example 2: Antarctica is the coldest continent.

Example 3: My uncle has visited three continents for his work.

Fun Fact

Asia is the largest continent, both in area and in the number of people who live there.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mountain
b) island
c) country
d) contenent

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d) contenent. The middle beat of continent is ti, with an i.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nitncoent

a) continent
b) ocntinent
c) cotninent
d) cnotinent

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a) continent. The n comes straight after co; only one choice starts that way.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

continnent

a) i
b) t
c) o
d) n

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d) n. Continent has no double letters, so one of the two n's must go.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to complete the word:

continent

a) al
b) il
c) el
d) le

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a) al. Something that belongs to a continent is continental, ending like coastal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which continent is the Sahara Desert in?

a) Africa
b) South America
c) Europe
d) Antarctica

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a) Africa

2. Which of these is a continent?

a) the Himalayas
b) Australia
c) Sri Lanka
d) Kerala

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b) Australia

Associated Words

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