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Spell Bee Word: Daffodil


What does daffodil mean?

Word: Daffodil

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Daffodil means a bright yellow flower with a long green stem. It grows from a bulb planted in the ground.

How do you spell daffodil?

Syllables: daf - fo - dil

Tricky part: Daffodil has two f's but only one l at the end. Children often swap these: dafodil or daffodill.

Watch out for: dafodil, daffodill, dafodill

Memory tip: Think 'two fluffy f's, one little l' and picture the flower nodding on its long stem.

Daffodil in a sentence

Example 1: The daffodils in the hill station garden were bright yellow.

Example 2: Nani grew daffodils in pots on her balcony in Shimla.

Example 3: We read a poem about daffodils dancing in the breeze.

Fun Fact

The daffodil is a national emblem of Wales, and William Wordsworth wrote a well-known poem about a crowd of golden daffodils.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) jasmine
b) marigold
c) sunflower
d) daffodel

Show answer

d) daffodel. In daffodel one vowel is wrong; marigold, jasmine and sunflower are all spelt correctly.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

fiddoafl

a) daffodil
b) daffodli
c) daffoidl
d) daffdoil

Show answer

a) daffodil. Put the double f near the front and the single l right at the end.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

daffoddil

a) i
b) d
c) f
d) o

Show answer

b) d. Daffodil has two d's, one at each end, and none in between.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

d_ff_dil

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

Show answer

c) a, o. The first vowel is a and the second is o.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The middle part of a daffodil is shaped like a ____.

a) leaf
b) star
c) ball
d) trumpet

Show answer

d) trumpet

2. In Britain and other cold countries, daffodils are one of the first signs of ____.

a) autumn
b) winter
c) summer
d) spring

Show answer

d) spring

Associated Words

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Next steps

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