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Spell Bee Word: Desert


What does desert mean?

Word: Desert

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Desert means a large, dry area of land where very little rain falls. Many deserts are sandy and very hot.

How do you spell desert?

Syllables: des - ert

Tricky part: Desert has only one s. Children mix it up with dessert, the sweet dish, which has two.

Watch out for: dezert, deasert

Memory tip: Dessert has two s's because you always want a second helping of sweets. The desert has only sand, so just one s.

Desert in a sentence

Example 1: It was so hot in the desert that the sand burnt our feet.

Example 2: The Thar Desert is in Rajasthan.

Example 3: Some desert animals sleep in the day and come out at night.

Fun Fact

Antarctica is counted as the largest desert on Earth. It is icy, not sandy, but very little snow or rain falls there.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) thirsty
b) sunshine
c) desart
d) pebble

Show answer

c) desart. The last part of desert is ert, not art.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

d_sert

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

Show answer

d) e. Desert begins with de, as desk does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

deserrt

a) r
b) s
c) e
d) t

Show answer

a) r. Desert has just one r, before the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is often called the ship of the desert?

a) horse
b) donkey
c) elephant
d) camel

Show answer

d) camel

2. Which plant grows well in a hot desert?

a) a cactus
b) a rice plant
c) a lotus
d) a fern

Show answer

a) a cactus

Associated Words

Words that start with des: destroy, design, destiny, desktop, destructive, designer

More words from this list

fork, jump, October, ride, star, watch, bamboo, catch

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