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Spell Bee Word: Jewel


What does jewel mean?

Word: Jewel

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Jewel means a precious stone, such as a diamond, that is cut and polished so that it shines.

How do you spell jewel?

Syllables: jew - el

Tricky part: The word ends in el, not le or al. Children often write jewle or jewal.

Watch out for: jewle, jewal

Memory tip: At the end, put the e before the l, the same order as E and L in the alphabet.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. the jewel in the crown: the best or most valuable part of something. Example: "The new library is the jewel in the crown of our school."

Jewel in a sentence

Example 1: The old crown in the museum has a red jewel in the middle.

Example 2: Simran's hairclip has a tiny blue jewel on it.

Example 3: The ring had one green jewel that sparkled in the light.

Fun Fact

The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are kept in the Tower of London, where visitors can see them.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) necklace
b) treasure
c) sparkle
d) juel

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d) juel. The oo sound after the j is written ew, as in new.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

jewel

a) badge
b) coin
c) chain
d) gem

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d) gem. A gem is another name for a precious stone.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

jewel

a) lar
b) ler
c) lor
d) lur

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b) ler. In British English the l doubles when er is added, so a jeweller sells jewels.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lwjee

a) wejel
b) ejwel
c) jewel
d) jweel

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c) jewel. It is a small shining stone you might see in a ring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mum's earrings each have a small red jewel. What could it be?

a) a pearl
b) an emerald
c) a sapphire
d) a ruby

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d) a ruby

2. Riya calls her baby brother the jewel of the family. What does she mean?

a) he is often late for school
b) he wears lots of rings
c) he is the oldest child
d) he is precious to everyone

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d) he is precious to everyone

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with j: journey, junior, junk, jury, joy, judo

More words from this list

mutton, radish, spend, whimper, bedrock, cling, discard, fountain

Next steps

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