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Spell Bee Word: Eleven


What does eleven mean?

Word: Eleven

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Eleven means the number 11. It is one more than ten.

How do you spell eleven?

Syllables: e - lev - en

Tricky part: Eleven has three e's: at the start, in the middle and near the end. Children often write an a or i for the last one.

Watch out for: ilevan, elevun

Memory tip: Eleven ends in en, just like ten, the number that comes before it.

Eleven in a sentence

Example 1: Eleven ducks swam across the pond.

Example 2: School closes at eleven on Saturdays.

Example 3: My brother is eleven years old.

Fun Fact

Eleven comes from an Old English word meaning one left over, as if one remains after counting ten fingers.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

eight, nine, ten, ____

a) twelve
b) twenty
c) seven
d) eleven

Show answer

d) eleven. Counting on from ten, the next number is eleven.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) thirty
b) forty
c) twelve
d) elleven

Show answer

d) elleven. Eleven has only one l.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our class has eleven boys and nine gerls.

a) boys
b) gerls
c) eleven
d) class

Show answer

b) gerls. Girls is spelt with ir, as in bird.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is an odd number, like eleven?

a) three
b) ten
c) twelve
d) eight

Show answer

a) three

2. Which number comes just after eleven?

a) thirteen
b) ten
c) twelve
d) nine

Show answer

c) twelve

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with e: eagle, eighteen, enjoy, explain, exam, empty

More words from this list

goose, little, pink, season, teacup, accident, bitter, click

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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