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Spell Bee Word: Grey


What does grey mean?

Word: Grey

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Grey means the colour between black and white, like rain clouds or ashes.

How do you spell grey?

Syllables: grey

Tricky part: British and Indian English spell this colour with an e. Gray, with an a, is the American spelling.

Watch out for: grai, graey

Memory tip: Grey has e for England: the British spelling uses e.

Grey in a sentence

Example 1: Grey clouds covered the hills.

Example 2: The kitten has soft grey stripes.

Example 3: The elephant splashed mud on its grey back.

Fun Fact

Hair turns grey when the body slowly stops making the colouring that makes hair black or brown.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) grey
b) purple
c) maroon
d) silvar

Show answer

d) silvar. The shiny colour of a spoon ends in er, like river.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The sky turned grei before the rain.

a) turned
b) sky
c) grei
d) rain

Show answer

c) grei. The colour word ends in y, not i.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

g_ey

a) w
b) n
c) h
d) r

Show answer

d) r. Say it aloud: the second sound is the one in red.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is often grey?

a) a donkey
b) a zebra
c) a goldfish
d) a flamingo

Show answer

a) a donkey

2. Big grey clouds fill the sky. What will probably happen soon?

a) It will rain.
b) It will get hotter.
c) The stars will come out.
d) The wind will stop.

Show answer

a) It will rain.

Associated Words

turkeyflatguessrosemouse
hikechilliprickbutterlemon

More words from this list

lampshade, order, robin, stamp, walrus, balance, choose, elbow

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.

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