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Spell Bee Word: Honey

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What does honey mean?

Word: Honey

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Honey means the sweet, thick, golden food that bees make from the juice of flowers.

How do you spell honey?

Syllables: hon - ey

Tricky part: The o sounds like the u in sun, so children write hunny.

Watch out for: hunny, hunney, huny

Memory tip: Son sounds like sun but is spelt with an o. Honey does the same: an o where you hear a u.

Honey in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma adds honey to my warm milk.

Example 2: Honey dripped slowly from the spoon.

Example 3: I like honey on my toast.

Fun Fact

Honey that is sealed well can stay good for years, because germs find it very hard to grow in it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) honie
b) honay
c) honee
d) honey

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d) honey. Say it slowly, hon-ee: the long e at the end is written e then y.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

yenho

a) hnoey
b) ohney
c) honey
d) nohey

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c) honey. Start with the h, then o-n; the last two letters stay in the order you say them.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

honney

a) o
b) n
c) h
d) y

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b) n. The n is written only once.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do bees keep their honey?

a) in a shell
b) in a hive
c) in a burrow
d) in a nest

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b) in a hive

2. Which word describes honey best?

a) fizzy
b) salty
c) sticky
d) crunchy

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c) sticky

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ho: however, hope, housefly, hound, hospital, hornbill

More words from this list

make, place, settle, team, worry, bracelet, crayon, flood

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.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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