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Spell Bee Word: Fame


What does fame mean?

Word: Fame

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Fame means being known and talked about by a lot of people.

How do you spell fame?

Syllables: fame

Tricky part: The ay sound comes from the silent e at the end. Children sometimes write ai or ay instead.

Watch out for: faym, faem

Memory tip: Fame ends with a silent e that makes the a say its name, as in name and game.

Fame in a sentence

Example 1: He won fame as a great chess player.

Example 2: Our town found fame because of its sweets.

Example 3: Fame did not change the kind old actor.

Fun Fact

Fame comes from the Latin word fama, which meant talk or report - what people say about someone.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) singer
b) phame
c) stage
d) actor

Show answer

b) phame. Fame starts with a plain f, not ph.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Winning the race brought Tara fame in her whole scool.

a) Tara
b) scool
c) race
d) fame

Show answer

b) scool. School has an h after the c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mefa

a) amfe
b) fame
c) fmae
d) afme

Show answer

b) fame. F, a, m, then the silent e.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

fame

a) glory
b) silence
c) sleep
d) money

Show answer

a) glory. Glory is the praise that comes from doing something great.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these people is most likely to have fame?

a) a quiet neighbour
b) a well-known film star
c) a new baby
d) a shy new pupil

Show answer

b) a well-known film star

2. Which of these might bring someone fame?

a) brushing their teeth
b) tying their shoes
c) eating their lunch
d) winning an Olympic medal

Show answer

d) winning an Olympic medal

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with fa: father, fast, falcon, fabric, fawn, favourite

More words from this list

gull, marigold, pollution, ship, tie, aim, bored, colt

Next steps

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