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Spell Bee Word: Cord


What does cord mean?

Word: Cord

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cord means strong, thin rope made of twisted threads.

Sounds like: chord (a group of musical notes played together)

How do you spell cord?

Syllables: cord

Tricky part: It sounds exactly like chord, which has an h after the c. For a rope, leave the h out.

Watch out for: kord, corde

Memory tip: Picture a short piece of cord tied round a parcel: short and plain, four letters with no room for an h.

Cord in a sentence

Example 1: Grandpa hung the wet clothes on a cord stretched across the balcony.

Example 2: Each student threaded beads onto a coloured cord to make a bracelet.

Example 3: The curtain opens when you tug the cord at its side.

Fun Fact

Your spinal cord, the bundle of nerves inside your backbone, carries messages between your brain and the rest of your body.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____cord

a) dys
b) dus
c) des
d) dis

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d) dis. Discord means disagreement, and dis is the prefix that often means not or apart.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dcor

a) cork
b) cord
c) card
d) cold

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b) cord. Card has an a, cold an l and cork a k, none of which are in the jumble.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

cord

a) needle
b) sheet
c) button
d) string

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d) string. Thick string and thin rope are both what we call cord.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ribbon
b) cord
c) sissors
d) thread

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c) sissors. Scissors has a silent c after the first s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might campers pack a length of cord in their bags?

a) to tie things up
b) to light a fire
c) to read at night
d) to cook their food

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a) to tie things up

2. Lengths of cord knotted together could make which of these?

a) a page for writing notes
b) a brick for building walls
c) a net for a football goal
d) a glass for drinking water

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c) a net for a football goal

Associated Words

More Class 5 Summer Spell Bee words starting with co: courteous, considerate, companion, compulsive, completion, compatible

More words from this list

distinguish, frustration, intricate, observant, remedial, trailer, appreciative, cabinet

Next steps

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