Spell Bee Word: Hot

What does hot mean?

Word: Hot

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Hot means very warm, like the sun at noon or a cup of fresh tea.

Synonyms: warm

Antonyms: cold

How do you spell hot?

Syllables: hot

Tricky part: Hot has a short o in the middle. Swap it for a or u and you get hat or hut, which are different words.

Watch out for: hoat, haut

Memory tip: Hot has one o, round like the sun that makes the day hot.

Hot in a sentence

Example 1: The tea is too hot to drink.

Example 2: Wear a cap when the sun is hot.

Example 3: Do not touch the hot pan.

Fun Fact

The surface of the Sun is about 5,500 degrees Celsius, far hotter than any oven.

Practise the CREST Way

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_ot

a) k
b) h

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b) h. Kot is not a word, so the gap takes h.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with hot.

a) hut
b) pot

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b) pot. Pot and hot sound the same after the first letter.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

map ---> peach ---> ____

a) hot
b) pan

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a) hot. Peach ends with h, so the next word begins with h. Pan begins with p, like peach.

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) hott
b) hot

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a) hott. Hott has one t too many at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a hot day, which drink feels best?

a) hot tomato soup
b) warm milk
c) hot ginger tea
d) cold nimbu pani

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d) cold nimbu pani

2. Never touch ____ with your bare hand.

a) a glass of juice
b) a wet towel
c) a burning candle
d) an ice cube

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c) a burning candle

Associated Words

Next steps

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