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Spell Bee Word: Iceberg

Iceberg (noun): a very big piece of ice floating in the sea.


What does iceberg mean?

Word: Iceberg

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Iceberg means a very big piece of ice floating in the sea.

Word origin: From Dutch ijsberg, 'ice mountain'.

How do you spell iceberg?

Syllables: ice - berg

Tricky part: The second half sounds like burg, but it is spelt with an e. Iceburg is the usual slip.

Watch out for: iceburg, icebirg, icebarg

Memory tip: An iceberg is never a burger: there is no u in the second half, just an e.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the tip of the iceberg: A small part of a much bigger problem or thing. Example: "The few toys on the floor were just the tip of the iceberg; the whole room was messy."

Iceberg in a sentence

Example 1: The ship sailed slowly past a white iceberg.

Example 2: From the deck we saw an iceberg shining in the sun.

Example 3: An iceberg breaks off from a big sheet of ice.

Fun Fact

Only about one tenth of an iceberg shows above the water; most of it is hidden under the sea.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) winter
b) iseberg
c) penguin
d) ocean

Show answer

b) iseberg. The front part is the word ice, so the s sound is spelt with c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gercbie

a) icebreg
b) iceberg
c) icbereg
d) iecberg

Show answer

b) iceberg. Start with the i, and finish with the g.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ice_erg

a) v
b) p
c) b
d) d

Show answer

c) b. Only b turns the letters into iceberg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal might you see resting on an iceberg?

a) a hippo
b) a frog
c) a seal
d) a crocodile

Show answer

c) a seal

2. If you tasted the ice of an iceberg, it would be ____.

a) sour
b) sweet
c) very salty
d) not salty

Show answer

d) not salty

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with i: invite, income, ink, ill, inside, instrument

More words from this list

mend, predict, sick, toe, addition, burger, deadlock, hospital

Next steps

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