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Spell Bee Word: Crayon

Crayon (noun): a stick of coloured wax that you use to draw and colour pictures.

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What does crayon mean?

Word: Crayon

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Crayon means a stick of coloured wax that you use to draw and colour pictures.

How do you spell crayon?

Syllables: cray - on

Tricky part: The middle sound is spelt ay, as in day. Children often write creyon.

Watch out for: creyon, crayan, criyon

Memory tip: Picture a yellow crayon drawing a sunny day: the ay in day is the same ay in crayon.

Crayon in a sentence

Example 1: I coloured the sun with a yellow crayon.

Example 2: My blue crayon broke in two.

Example 3: Arjun got a box of 24 crayons for his birthday.

Fun Fact

The word crayon comes from craie, the French word for chalk.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pencil
b) drawing
c) krayon
d) picture

Show answer

c) krayon. Crayon begins with c, the same as colour.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

cray_n

a) u
b) i
c) e
d) o

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d) o. The last part of crayon is the little word on.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ycnora

a) raycon
b) rcayon
c) crayon
d) cayron

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c) crayon. Say each choice aloud; only one sounds like cray-on.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hana's crayon is lost. What else could she use to colour her picture?

a) a ruler
b) a sharpener
c) a glue stick
d) a coloured pencil

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d) a coloured pencil

2. A crayon left out in the hot sun may ____.

a) rust
b) melt
c) freeze
d) bounce

Show answer

b) melt

Associated Words

Words that start with cra: crate, crane, crawl, crater

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flood, helmet, long, penguin, second, sunset, wonder, blueberry

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