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Spell Bee Word: Cycle


What does cycle mean?

Word: Cycle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cycle means a light machine with two wheels, a seat and handlebars that you ride. It can also mean a set of events that happen again and again in the same order, like the water cycle.

How do you spell cycle?

Syllables: cy - cle

Tricky part: The word ends in le, not el, even though you hear the l last.

Watch out for: cycel, cykel

Memory tip: Think of the end of table and bubble. The l comes before the e there, and cycle ends the same way.

Cycle in a sentence

Example 1: Kabir rides his cycle to school every day.

Example 2: My new cycle has a bell and a basket.

Example 3: In science we drew the water cycle.

Fun Fact

Cycle comes from the Greek word kuklos, which meant a circle or a wheel. That suits something that goes round and round.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

c_cle

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

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d) y. The sound like eye in the first part is written with a y, as in sky.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) cycle
b) scycle
c) sycle
d) cykle

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a) cycle. The first letter sounds like s but is a c, and the second hard sound is a c as well.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lecyc

a) cyecl
b) cycle
c) ccyle
d) cylce

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b) cycle. Begin with the c you hear first, then place the y and the second c.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

cycle

a) bike
b) cart
c) lorry
d) train

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a) bike. Bike and cycle are two names for the same thing you ride and pedal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you push with your feet to ride a cycle?

a) an engine
b) pedals
c) a sail
d) wings

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b) pedals

2. What keeps going round in a cycle, year after year?

a) a closed book
b) the seasons of the year
c) a full glass
d) a quiet room

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b) the seasons of the year

Associated Words

Words that end in -cle: motorcycle, uncle, muscle, unicycle, barnacle, tricycle

More words from this list

friendly, hornet, march, pleasant, shed, there, yard, broom

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