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Spell Bee Word: Jelly

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What does jelly mean?

Word: Jelly

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Jelly means a soft, sweet food made from fruit juice and sugar that shakes when you move the plate.

How do you spell jelly?

Syllables: jel - ly

Tricky part: Jelly has a double l in the middle. Jely is the usual slip.

Watch out for: jely, jellie, jelli

Memory tip: Picture the two l's as two wobbly glasses of jelly standing side by side.

Jelly in a sentence

Example 1: We had red jelly at the party.

Example 2: The jelly wobbled on the plate.

Example 3: Mum made mango jelly for my birthday.

Next steps

Fun Fact

Vegetarian jelly is often set with agar-agar, which comes from seaweed.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) jellee
b) custard
c) pudding
d) biscuit

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a) jellee. Jelly ends in a plain y, with no e after the l's.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lylej

a) jelly
b) ejlly
c) jeyll
d) jyell

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a) jelly. Start with the j; the two l's stay together.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

jeelly

a) y
b) l
c) e
d) j

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c) e. Jelly opens with j-e, and that e is never doubled.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jelly is usually eaten as a ____.

a) soup
b) main dish
c) dessert
d) drink

Show answer

c) dessert

2. Where is jelly put to help it set firm?

a) in the oven
b) in the sun
c) in the fridge
d) on the stove

Show answer

c) in the fridge

Associated Words

Words that end in -lly: totally, silly, actually, rally

More words from this list

nightdress, record, sparkler, uniform, argue, cause, gloves, invite

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