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Spell Bee Word: crossover


Basic Details

Word: Crossover

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A place where you cross from one side or track to another; also something that mixes two different styles, such as music from two traditions.

Synonyms: crossing, blend, mix

How to Spell Crossover

Syllables: cross - o - ver

Tricky part: Cross keeps its double s, and over follows straight after with no space or hyphen.

Watch out for: crosover, crossovar, crossovver

Memory tip: Say what it does: you cross over. Write cross with two s's and glue over to the end.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The film is a crossover between a cartoon and a detective story.

Example 2: Passengers used the crossover to reach the other platform.

Example 3: That singer's crossover from classical to pop music surprised her fans.

Fun Fact

On a railway, a crossover is a pair of points that lets a train move from one track to the track beside it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) crossover
b) pasword
c) overbord
d) highwey

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a) crossover. Cross and over join with nothing changed; the others should be overboard, password and highway.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

versocors

a) crossroad
b) crossfire
c) crossover
d) crossword

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c) crossover. After cross, the letters left are o, v, e and r, which make over.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our school band played a crosover of folk and rock music that the whole audience enjoyed.

a) enjoyed
b) crosover
c) music
d) audience

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b) crosover. Cross always keeps both s's, even inside a longer word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A crossover between two sports games might ____.

a) ban both games
b) mix the rules of both
c) close the stadium
d) end all matches

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b) mix the rules of both

2. On a railway, a crossover lets a train ____.

a) turn round in a circle
b) stop for the night
c) climb a steep hill
d) move onto the track beside it

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d) move onto the track beside it

Associated Words

abnormalitycomparisonastronomyweirdcourt
bouquetsurroundcapitalistcorridorcosmogony

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