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Spell Bee Word: Gem


What does gem mean?

Word: Gem

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gem means a precious stone, such as a ruby or an emerald, that is cut and polished. A person or thing that is very good can also be called a gem.

How do you spell gem?

Syllables: gem

Tricky part: The g makes a 'j' sound because e comes after it, so children are tempted to start it with j.

Watch out for: jem, geme

Memory tip: Before e, the letter g often says 'j', as in gentle and germ. A gem follows the gentle rule.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a real gem: Someone or something that is very good or very useful. Example: "Our new neighbour is a real gem; she waters our plants when we are away."

Gem in a sentence

Example 1: The queen's crown had a red gem in the middle.

Example 2: Diya's ring has a tiny blue gem.

Example 3: This little book of stories is a gem.

Fun Fact

Gem comes from the Latin word gemma, which meant a bud on a plant as well as a jewel.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: gem

a) coin
b) jewel
c) brick
d) pebble

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b) jewel. A jewel is a precious stone, the same as a gem.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The jeweller held up a green gemm to the light.

a) jeweller
b) green
c) light
d) gemm

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d) gemm. Gem ends with just one m.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gem
b) treazure
c) shiney
d) precius

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a) gem. Shiny loses the e of shine, precious ends in ious and treasure has an s that sounds like zh, so gem wins.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) gemstone
b) gemstown
c) gemstoan
d) gemston

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a) gemstone. Stone keeps its o and its silent e: gem + stone = gemstone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ama's ring has a real gem in it. Which could it be?

a) a pebble
b) a sapphire
c) a seashell
d) a glass bead

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b) a sapphire

2. Which Indian city is famous for cutting and polishing gems?

a) Kochi
b) Jaipur
c) Shimla
d) Patna

Show answer

b) Jaipur

Associated Words

braveryhourresponsibledomesticirate
fearfulnessguiltsupermarketnecklacewise

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