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Spell Bee Word: hose


Basic Details

Word: Hose

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A long pipe that bends easily and carries water, used to water plants or wash cars.

Synonyms: hosepipe

Sounds like: hoes (more than one hoe, a garden tool for digging)

How to Spell Hose

Syllables: hose

Tricky part: The s in hose sounds like z, and the silent e makes the o say its name. Hoze and hos are the usual mistakes.

Watch out for: hoze, hos, hoas

Memory tip: Change the n of nose to h and you get hose. A hose even has a nose at the end, where the water sprays out.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Dadaji waters the roses with a long green hose.

Example 2: We washed the car with a hose on Sunday.

Example 3: The fire fighters pointed their hose at the flames.

Fun Fact

Early fire hoses were made of leather sewn together, long before rubber hoses were made.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with hose?

hose

a) dose
b) nose
c) lose
d) house

Show answer

b) nose. Nose ends with the same oh-z sound; lose and dose only look alike.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

hose______

a) pype
b) pip
c) piep
d) pipe

Show answer

d) pipe. A hose is a kind of pipe, so hose and pipe join to make hosepipe.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) hoze : hozes
b) bus : buses
c) cup : cups
d) box : boxes

Show answer

a) hoze : hozes. Hose is spelt with an s even though it sounds like z, and so is hoses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a hose carry?

a) water
b) sand
c) letters
d) books

Show answer

a) water

2. Which job would you use a hose for?

a) watering the garden
b) writing a letter
c) cutting vegetables
d) reading a story

Show answer

a) watering the garden

Associated Words

hewconsumerobliteratemascotwoodwind
absencemythicalmemorabledaggermartyr

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