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Spell Bee Word: Frost


What does frost mean?

Word: Frost

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Frost means a thin white layer of tiny ice crystals that forms on the ground, grass or windows when it is very cold.

How do you spell frost?

Syllables: frost

Tricky part: Frost starts with fr. When it is said fast, the r can get lost, so children write fost, or put the r after the o and write forst.

Watch out for: fost, forst

Memory tip: Say f and r together, like the shivery frrr you make on a cold morning, before you write the rest.

Frost in a sentence

Example 1: There was frost on the car windows in Shimla this morning.

Example 2: The grass was white with frost when we walked to school.

Example 3: Frost can harm young plants, so farmers cover them at night.

Fun Fact

In English folk tales, a playful character called Jack Frost is said to paint the icy patterns that appear on windows in winter.

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Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with frost?

a) crossed
b) bossed
c) ghost
d) tossed

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c) ghost. Ghost has the long o of go; tossed, crossed and bossed all share the short sound of frost.

Word Champ

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

fr____

a) aust
b) ost
c) oast
d) ust

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b) ost. Only ost finishes the word for the icy covering seen on cold mornings.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) storm
b) cloud
c) rainy
d) froste

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d) froste. There is no e after the t: frost ends with st, like most and lost.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) frosst
b) coast
c) toast
d) roast

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a) frosst. Frosst has a second s that does not belong; toast, coast and roast are all fine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to frost when the sun comes out?

a) it turns into snow
b) it turns into sand
c) it melts away
d) it grows thicker

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c) it melts away

2. In which of these places would you most likely see frost in winter?

a) Kochi
b) Goa
c) Chennai
d) Ladakh

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d) Ladakh

Associated Words

Next steps

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