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Spell Bee Word: Couple


What does couple mean?

Word: Couple

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Couple means two people or things that go together, or a small number of things.

How do you spell couple?

Syllables: cou - ple

Tricky part: The first vowel sound is like the u in cup, but it is written with an o and a u. Cuple is a common slip.

Watch out for: cuple, kuple, cowple

Memory tip: Think of a couple holding hands: o and u stand together to make one sound.

Couple in a sentence

Example 1: An old couple sat on the bench and fed the pigeons.

Example 2: Our new neighbours are a young couple from Kochi.

Example 3: I have a couple of pens in my bag.

Fun Fact

The word couple goes back to a Latin word meaning a link or a tie.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'u' sound as in couple?

a) soup
b) touch
c) four
d) mouse

Show answer

b) touch. All four share the same two letters, but only touch has the short sound you hear in cup.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

lecopu

a) a band of people who play music
b) a husband and wife together
c) a class of children with a teacher
d) a team of eleven cricket players

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b) a husband and wife together. The six letters make a word for two people who belong together.

Word Champ

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

cou_____

a) pal
b) ple
c) pple
d) pel

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b) ple. This word has one p, and then it finishes like table.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) family
b) couple
c) cousin
d) freind

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d) freind. Friend has the i before the e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ravi ate a couple of biscuits. About how many did he eat?

a) ten or twelve
b) fifty or sixty
c) twenty or more
d) two or three

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d) two or three

2. Mum says, 'We will leave in a couple of minutes.' When will you leave?

a) after a year
b) next week
c) last night
d) very soon

Show answer

d) very soon

Associated Words

Words that start with cou: cough, could, counter

More words from this list

greet, lobby, open, pool, shampoo, steel, toilet, bang

Next steps

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