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Spell Bee Word: Drone


What does drone mean?

Word: Drone

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Drone means a male honeybee. The word also names a small flying machine with no pilot, and a low, steady humming sound.

Synonyms: hum, buzz

How do you spell drone?

Syllables: drone

Tricky part: The silent e at the end is easy to forget, which gives dron.

Watch out for: dron, drohn, droen

Memory tip: Think of the e at the end as the drone's quiet partner: you never hear it, but it must always fly along.

Drone in a sentence

Example 1: The drone bee does not collect nectar.

Example 2: A drone flew over the stadium taking pictures.

Example 3: We fell asleep to the drone of the ceiling fan.

Fun Fact

Drone honeybees have no sting, so they cannot defend the hive.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the masculine form of the word:

bee

a) hornet
b) drone
c) worker
d) queen

Show answer

b) drone. A male bee is a drone; the queen and the workers in a hive are female, and a hornet is a different insect.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) honycomb
b) nectre
c) drone
d) pollan

Show answer

c) drone. Pollen ends in en, honeycomb keeps the e of honey, and nectar ends in ar.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

droane

a) a
b) n
c) e
d) o

Show answer

a) a. The long o here needs no a; one o and the silent e do the job.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The drone filmed the school sports day from high abuve the field.

a) drone
b) field
c) abuve
d) filmed

Show answer

c) abuve. Above has an o in the middle, as in love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A drone with a camera flew over the farm. What is the drone here?

a) a kite flown on a string
b) a remote-controlled aircraft
c) a male bee from a nearby hive
d) a low humming noise

Show answer

b) a remote-controlled aircraft

2. What makes a drone in a quiet kitchen?

a) a plate crashing to the floor
b) a door slamming in the wind
c) a spoon tapping a cup twice
d) a fridge running all night

Show answer

d) a fridge running all night

Associated Words

surfsophisticatedterrorbriefcasementorship
restlessscientificassumptionchatterdisaster

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