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Spell Bee Word: Country


What does country mean?

Word: Country

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Country means a land with its own people, flag and leaders.

How do you spell country?

Syllables: coun - try

Tricky part: The first part sounds like cun but is spelt coun, with o and u.

Watch out for: contry, cauntry

Memory tip: Country has the same ou as young and touch, where ou sounds like u.

Country in a sentence

Example 1: India is a big country with many languages.

Example 2: My uncle lives in another country.

Example 3: Every country has its own flag.

Fun Fact

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. It is inside the city of Rome.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) countri
b) country
c) kountry
d) countrey

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b) country. Country starts with c and ends with a y, with no e before it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rctnouy

a) country
b) cuontry
c) countyr
d) conutry

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a) country. Only one choice spells the word for a land like India.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

coun_ry

a) r
b) t
c) s
d) d

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b) t. Country has count inside it, so the gap is t.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

country

a) city
b) village
c) street
d) nation

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d) nation. A nation is a whole country; a city, a village and a street are only small parts of one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Find the name of a country:

a) Asia
b) Mumbai
c) Japan
d) Ganga

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c) Japan

2. What is the capital city of our country, India?

a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) New Delhi

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d) New Delhi

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