Spell Bee Word: Five

What does five mean?

Word: Five

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Five means the number 5. It is one more than four.

How do you spell five?

Syllables: five

Tricky part: The silent e at the end makes the i say its name, as in bike and kite.

Watch out for: fiev, faive

Memory tip: Give a high five without a sound: the e at the end of five is silent too.

Five in a sentence

Example 1: I have five crayons in my box.

Example 2: Our school bus comes at five past eight.

Example 3: A star has five points.

Fun Fact

Most starfish have five arms, though some kinds have many more.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

one, three, ____, seven

a) four
b) eight
c) five
d) six

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c) five. These are the odd numbers: count on two each time.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

fi_e

a) u
b) s
c) v
d) b

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c) v. The letter in the middle of five is v.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vief

a) vife
b) feiv
c) fvie
d) five

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d) five. Unscramble them to get the number of points on a star.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) seven
b) hundered
c) five
d) ten

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b) hundered. Hundred ends in dred, with no e between the d and the r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Five plus five makes ____.

a) eleven
b) eight
c) ten
d) nine

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c) ten

2. You have five sweets and eat one. How many are left?

a) four
b) three
c) five
d) six

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a) four

Associated Words

More words from this list

hotel, napkin, rain, sniff, turkey, athlete, bunch, crown

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.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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