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Spell Bee Word: Doubt


What does doubt mean?

Word: Doubt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Doubt means a feeling of not being sure about something. As a verb, to doubt something is to feel unsure whether it is true.

How do you spell doubt?

Syllables: doubt

Tricky part: There is a silent b before the t. You cannot hear it, but you must write it.

Watch out for: dout, doupt

Memory tip: Picture a quiet bee sitting just before the t in doubt. That bee never buzzes, so you write the b but never say it.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. no doubt: certainly; surely Example: "No doubt you will enjoy the picnic."

Doubt in a sentence

Example 1: There is some doubt about the date of the picnic.

Example 2: Dadi had doubts about the old map.

Example 3: There was no doubt that the cake was tasty.

Fun Fact

Long ago English spelt the word dout. Writers later added a b to match the Latin word dubitare, and the b has stayed silent ever since.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) dowbt
b) dobt
c) daubt
d) doubt

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d) doubt. The vowel sound is spelt ou, as in out.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

doubte

a) t
b) e
c) b
d) u

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b) e. Doubt stops at the t; nothing comes after it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

budot

a) doubt
b) dobut
c) dubot
d) duobt

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a) doubt. Write the sound you hear first, then tuck in the letter you cannot hear before the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If you are in doubt about a sum in class, what is the best thing to do?

a) keep quiet
b) ask the teacher
c) guess the answer
d) copy a friend

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b) ask the teacher

2. Which of these sentences shows doubt?

a) I have finished my homework.
b) I know the answer is ten.
c) I am not sure it will rain.
d) I am sure the shop is open.

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c) I am not sure it will rain.

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with do: doll, dolphin, doe, doctor, donkey

More words from this list

gallery, knee, panther, salad, summer, wolf, bear, check

Next steps

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