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Spell Bee Word: House


What does house mean?

Word: House

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: House means a building where a family lives.

How do you spell house?

Syllables: house

Tricky part: A quiet e sits at the end of house. You cannot hear it, so children often stop at the s.

Watch out for: hous, howse

Memory tip: Think of the last letter as a sleeping cat at the door of the house: it is there, but it makes no sound.

House in a sentence

Example 1: My house has a red door.

Example 2: Our house is next to the park.

Example 3: Grandma's house is by the sea.

Fun Fact

A houseboat is a house that floats on water. Kerala is famous for them.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) house
b) tabel

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b) tabel. Table ends in le, so tabel has those two letters the wrong way round.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'house':

a) mouse
b) horse

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b) horse. Say them aloud: mouse sounds like house, but horse has an or sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

hoause

a) s
b) a

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b) a. Take this vowel out and you can read the word at once.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

uheso

a) huose
b) house

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b) house. Begin with h, and let the quiet letter finish the word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which room of a house do we cook in?

a) bedroom
b) kitchen
c) bathroom
d) balcony

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b) kitchen

2. A bird builds a ___ to live in.

a) nest
b) hive
c) stable
d) kennel

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a) nest

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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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