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Spell Bee Word: Dish


What does dish mean?

Word: Dish

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dish means a plate or bowl for food. A dish is also one kind of cooked food, like biryani.

Synonyms: plate, bowl

How do you spell dish?

Syllables: dish

Tricky part: The word ends in sh. Some children write dich or add an extra e: deesh.

Watch out for: dsh, deesh, dich

Memory tip: Dish is fish with a d in front. Put the fish on the dish.

Dish in a sentence

Example 1: Biryani is my favourite dish.

Example 2: Please put the dish in the sink.

Example 3: Aai served the dal in a steel dish.

Fun Fact

The big bowl-shaped aerials on rooftops are called dish antennas because they look like a dish.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with dish?

a) desk
b) dash
c) fist
d) wish

Show answer

d) wish. Dish and wish sound the same after the first letter.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) glass : glasses
b) box : boxes
c) dish : dishs
d) bus : buses

Show answer

c) dish : dishs. Box, bus and glass all add es, and so does dish: dishes.

Jumble Tumble

Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a thing you find in the kitchen?

a) hsoid
b) hsyd
c) sdih
d) hsud

Show answer

c) sdih. Only s, d, i, h can be put back together as dish.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Pulao is a rice ____ cooked with peas and spices.

a) deck
b) desk
c) disc
d) dish

Show answer

d) dish. A cooked food like pulao is called a dish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A satellite dish on a roof helps you ____.

a) watch TV channels
b) keep the rain out
c) grow some plants
d) dry your clothes

Show answer

a) watch TV channels

2. Which of these is a sweet dish?

a) rasam
b) kheer
c) dal
d) sambar

Show answer

b) kheer

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