Spell Bee Word: Daisy

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What does daisy mean?

Word: Daisy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Daisy means a small flower with white petals around a round yellow centre.

How do you spell daisy?

Syllables: dai - sy

Tricky part: The ay sound in daisy is spelt ai, as in rain. Children often write daysy.

Watch out for: dasy, daysy, deisy

Memory tip: The letter i stands in the middle of daisy, just like the yellow centre stands in the middle of the flower.

Daisy in a sentence

Example 1: A white daisy grew near our gate.

Example 2: Pihu made a daisy chain for her hair.

Example 3: Bees buzzed around the daisies in the park.

Fun Fact

The name daisy comes from old English words meaning day's eye, because the flower opens in the morning and closes in the evening.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) flower
b) garden
c) daisie
d) butterfly

Show answer

c) daisie. Daisy ends in a plain y, with no ie.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

daissy

a) s
b) y
c) i
d) a

Show answer

a) s. Daisy has no double letters at all.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

isady

a) dsaiy
b) dyais
c) daiys
d) daisy

Show answer

d) daisy. Keep a and i side by side after the first letter.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A little caterpiller crawled up the daisy.

a) little
b) caterpiller
c) crawled
d) daisy

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b) caterpiller. Caterpillar ends in lar, with a double l: c-a-t-e-r-p-i-l-l-a-r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do bees collect from daisies?

a) seeds
b) honey
c) wax
d) nectar

Show answer

d) nectar

2. Most daisies are white. Pick another flower that is usually white.

a) jasmine
b) marigold
c) mustard flower
d) sunflower

Show answer

a) jasmine

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with d: decide, design, doormat, drawer, detail, diagram

More words from this list

friendly, hornbill, many, playful, shed, wristwatch, brick, crocodile

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.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

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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