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Spell Bee Word: Cross


What does cross mean?

Word: Cross

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Cross means to go from one side of something to the other side, such as a road or a river.

How do you spell cross?

Syllables: cross

Tricky part: Cross ends with a double s. Children often write just one s.

Watch out for: cros, crose

Memory tip: Hiss like a snake at the end of cross: ss.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. keep your fingers crossed: To hope that something will go well. Example: "Keep your fingers crossed for my spelling test."

Cross in a sentence

Example 1: Hold my hand when we cross the road.

Example 2: The boat will cross the river in ten minutes.

Example 3: Look left and right before you cross.

Fun Fact

A zebra crossing gets its name from its black and white stripes, like a zebra.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) cruss
b) croos
c) cross
d) crauss

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c) cross. Cross has a single o, with no other vowel beside it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sorcs

a) cross
b) csros
c) corss
d) crsos

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a) cross. Only one choice spells the word for going over a road.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The ducks kross the pond in a line.

a) pond
b) ducks
c) line
d) kross

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d) kross. Cross starts with a c, not a k.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_oss

a) r
b) w
c) h
d) l

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a) r. Cross starts with cr, like crab and crow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helps you cross a river?

a) a ladder
b) a swing
c) a slide
d) a bridge

Show answer

d) a bridge

2. Which of these marks is a cross?

a) !
b) ?
c) o
d) x

Show answer

d) x

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with cr: crate, cruel, crane, crawl

More words from this list

fight, hobby, mother, purr, sleep, trick, annoyed, brother

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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