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Spell Bee Word: Jam


What does jam mean?

Word: Jam

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Jam means a sweet, sticky spread made by cooking fruit with sugar. A traffic jam is when cars are stuck on the road.

How do you spell jam?

Syllables: jam

Tricky part: Jam starts with j. G can make the same sound, as in gem, so some children start jam with a g.

Watch out for: gham, dgam

Memory tip: Jam starts with j, the letter with a hook, like a spoon dipping into the jam jar.

Jam in a sentence

Example 1: I like jam on my toast.

Example 2: Mumma made jam at home.

Example 3: Our bus was stuck in a traffic jam.

Fun Fact

Jam turns thick as it cools because fruit has a natural setting helper in it called pectin.

Practise the CREST Way

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

j_m

a) u
b) a

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b) a. Jum is not a word; jam needs a.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) jam
b) ram
c) ham
d) jog

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d) jog. Jam, ram and ham end with the same sound. Jog does not.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

amj

a) jam
b) jma

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a) jam. The hook letter has slipped to the end; put it back at the start.

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) jam
b) jamm

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a) jam. One m closes the word jam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where should you keep a jar of jam once it is open?

a) in the fridge
b) in the garden
c) in the oven
d) in a schoolbag

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a) in the fridge

2. We spread jam on toast with a ____.

a) knife
b) ladle
c) straw
d) fork

Show answer

a) knife

Associated Words

careyesunlapbug
netdigcanredan

Next steps

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