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Spell Bee Word: Else


What does else mean?

Word: Else

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Else means more, or different from the one already named. Who else is coming? asks which more people will come.

How do you spell else?

Syllables: else

Tricky part: The e at the end of else is silent, so children often stop at els.

Watch out for: els, ellse

Memory tip: The quiet e at the end of else is like a full stop: it sits there without making a sound.

Else in a sentence

Example 1: Who else wants a cupcake?

Example 2: Is there anything else in your bag?

Example 3: Hurry, or else we will miss the bus.

Fun Fact

Else is a very old English word. More than a thousand years ago it was written elles.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) else
b) elce

Show answer

a) else. Elce uses a c for the s sound, but this word takes an s.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'cell':

a) bell
b) else

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b) else. Cell and bell end in ell. Else has an extra s sound at the end, so it is the odd one.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_lse

a) a
b) e

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b) e. The first sound is the short e of egg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rani asks, 'What else do I need?' She wants to know about ___.

a) the time
b) one more thing
c) the same thing
d) her name

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b) one more thing

2. Who else is coming? Here else means ___.

a) only
b) first
c) last
d) other

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d) other

Associated Words

Words that end in -se: house, rise, purse, hose, rinse, louse

More words from this list

game, I, main, over, sea, than, when, baby

Next steps

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