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Spell Bee Word: Count


What does count mean?

Word: Count

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Count means to say numbers in order, one by one, or to find out how many things there are.

How do you spell count?

Syllables: count

Tricky part: The ow sound in the middle is spelt ou, not ow. Children often write cownt.

Watch out for: cownt, caunt, counte

Memory tip: Counter, counting and account all keep the ou of count. Learn the ou once and the whole family is easy.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. count on someone: To trust that someone will help you. Example: "You can count on Aditi to share her colours."

Count in a sentence

Example 1: Let us count the mangoes in the basket.

Example 2: Mia can count up to a hundred.

Example 3: Close your eyes and count to ten.

Fun Fact

Count is also the title of a nobleman in some European countries.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) kount
b) mountain
c) ground
d) thousand

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a) kount. Count starts with c, the same letter that begins cup and cloud.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

coun_

a) t
b) p
c) k
d) d

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a) t. Count ends with the sharp t you hear at the very end.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ncotu

a) coutn
b) ctoun
c) count
d) cnout

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c) count. The o and u stay side by side in the middle of count.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

How many squirels can you count on the tree?

a) many
b) count
c) squirels
d) tree

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c) squirels. Squirrel has a double r: s-q-u-i-r-r-e-l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which question can you answer by counting?

a) Who owns the box?
b) What colour is the box?
c) How many pencils are in the box?
d) Where is the box kept?

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c) How many pencils are in the box?

2. Pick something you can count one by one.

a) juice in a glass
b) milk in a jug
c) marbles in a jar
d) air in a tyre

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c) marbles in a jar

Associated Words

Words that end in -unt: blunt, grunt, aunt, stunt

More words from this list

festival, headband, lizard, peach, scrap, subject, between, compare

Next steps

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