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Spell Bee Word: Helmet

Helmet (noun): a hard hat that keeps your head safe when you ride a bike or scooter, or play some sports.

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What does helmet mean?

Word: Helmet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Helmet means a hard hat that keeps your head safe when you ride a bike or scooter, or play some sports.

How do you spell helmet?

Syllables: hel - met

Tricky part: The vowel in the second half is e. Many children write helmit or helmat because the end sounds unclear.

Watch out for: helmit, helmat, hellmet

Memory tip: Stress the end when you say it slowly, and you hear the e of the second half clearly: not i, not a.

Helmet in a sentence

Example 1: Papa always wears a helmet on his scooter.

Example 2: The helmet has a soft lining inside.

Example 3: Put your helmet on before you ride your bike.

Fun Fact

In many countries, the law asks both the rider and the person sitting behind on a motorbike to wear a helmet.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tmeehl

a) hemlet
b) helmte
c) helmet
d) hlemet

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c) helmet. The word starts with h-e-l, the same three letters as help.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) umbrella
b) sweater
c) helment
d) raincoat

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c) helment. Helmet has no n in it; the second part starts straight after the l.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

hel_et

a) m
b) d
c) p
d) b

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a) m. Put m in the gap and you get helmet; p, d and b make no word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which player wears a helmet?

a) a batter in cricket
b) a swimmer in a race
c) a runner on a track
d) a chess player

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a) a batter in cricket

2. Why does a helmet have a strap under the chin?

a) so it can hold a bottle
b) so it looks more colourful
c) so it keeps your ears warm
d) so it stays on if you fall

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d) so it stays on if you fall

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with he: heart, headband, hear

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Next steps

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