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Spell Bee Word: Foam


Basic Details

Word: Foam

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A soft white mass of tiny bubbles, like the froth on a milkshake or at the edge of the sea.

Synonyms: froth, bubbles

How to Spell Foam

Syllables: foam

Tricky part: The long o sound is spelt oa. Children often write fome or fom because they hear only one vowel.

Watch out for: fome, fohm, foum

Memory tip: Soap makes foam in the bathtub, and soap, foam and boat all keep the oa team together.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The waves left white foam on the beach at Puri.

Example 2: Papa's shaving foam smells of mint.

Example 3: There was thick foam on top of my hot chocolate.

Fun Fact

Fire fighters sometimes spray foam on burning oil, because the foam covers the fire and stops air from reaching it.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with foam?

foam

a) form
b) home
c) calm
d) from

Show answer

b) home. Home and foam end with the same long o and m sound, even though they are spelt differently.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

The soap made a lot of fome in the bucket.

a) only bucket
b) only fome
c) soap and bucket
d) fome and soap

Show answer

b) only fome. Foam needs the letters o and a together; the other words are spelt right.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. fox 2. foam 3. fog

a) 213
b) 321
c) 123
d) 231

Show answer

d) 231. All three start with fo, so look at the third letter: a comes before g, and g comes before x.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are you most likely to see foam?

a) on a dry leaf
b) inside a pencil
c) under a stone
d) on top of a bucket of soapy water

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d) on top of a bucket of soapy water

2. Which word means almost the same as foam?

a) dust
b) smoke
c) stone
d) froth

Show answer

d) froth

Associated Words

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