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Spell Bee Word: Forest


What does forest mean?

Word: Forest

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Forest means a large area of land thickly covered with trees and other plants, where many animals live.

Synonyms: jungle

How do you spell forest?

Syllables: for - est

Tricky part: The second part is spelt est, as in rest, even though it often sounds like 'ist' when we speak.

Watch out for: forist, forust

Memory tip: Animals rest in a forest, and the word rest sits at the end of forest.

Forest in a sentence

Example 1: We saw a herd of deer in the forest at Kanha.

Example 2: Many birds build their nests high up in the forest.

Example 3: Forest guards look after the trees and the animals.

Fun Fact

The Sundarbans, shared by India and Bangladesh, is the largest mangrove forest in the world and home to the Bengal tiger.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mountan
b) forest
c) desart
d) valey

Show answer

b) forest. Mountain has lost its i, desert has an a in place of e and valley is short of an l; only forest is spelt the right way.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: forest

a) ocean
b) desert
c) woods
d) field

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c) woods. Woods are a place full of trees, like a forest.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

A family of monkeys lives in the forrest behind Dadi's village.

a) behind
b) village
c) monkeys
d) forrest

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d) forrest. Forest has just one r, after the o.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

forest

a) ar
b) er
c) or
d) ur

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b) er. Forest + er makes forester, a person who looks after a forest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it dark inside a thick forest even at midday?

a) the sun sets earlier there
b) the ground is black soil
c) clouds always cover it
d) the treetops block the sunlight

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d) the treetops block the sunlight

2. Cutting down a forest is harmful mainly because ____.

a) the rivers get cleaner
b) animals lose their homes
c) the roads get wider
d) wood becomes cheaper

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b) animals lose their homes

Associated Words

fascinatingdisgustingextraordinaryfriendshipclerk
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