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Spell Bee Word: dewdrop


Basic Details

Word: Dewdrop

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A small drop of dew, the water that forms on grass, leaves and spider webs on cool mornings.

Sounds like: due (expected or owed, as in "the bill is due")

How to Spell Dewdrop

Syllables: dew - drop

Tricky part: Dew is spelt e-w, not ue, and the two parts are joined as one word with no gap.

Watch out for: duedrop, dewdropp, dewedrop

Memory tip: Dew has the same ew as new: a new day brings new dew, one dewdrop at a time.

Usage Examples

Example 1: A dewdrop hung from the tip of the rose petal.

Example 2: A single dewdrop slid down the window of the bus.

Example 3: The poet compared the child's tear to a dewdrop.

Fun Fact

Dew forms when air near the ground cools at night to its dew point, the temperature at which water vapour in the air turns into liquid drops.

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Word Makeup

Only one of these compound words is spelt correctly. Choose it.

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) thunderstrom
b) dewdrop
c) moonlite
d) sunbeem

Show answer

b) dewdrop. Dewdrop joins dew and drop correctly; the others should be sunbeam, moonlight and thunderstorm.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

dewdroop

a) o
b) d
c) r
d) w

Show answer

a) o. Drop has only one o.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

Every pdwerod on the spider's web sparkled in the early sun.

a) dewdrop
b) proved
c) powdered
d) dropped

Show answer

a) dewdrop. Powdered needs a second e, proved has no w, and dropped needs two p's, so these seven letters spell dewdrop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are you most likely to see a dewdrop on the grass?

a) during a dust storm
b) at noon on a hot day
c) in a heated room
d) early on a cool morning

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d) early on a cool morning

2. Which word sounds exactly like dew?

a) due
b) dye
c) door
d) dove

Show answer

a) due

Associated Words

individualrefrainedcertaintymeanscompany
absolveinsteadpossessiveencyclopediametal

Next steps

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