What does label mean?
Word: Label
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Label means a small piece of paper, cloth or plastic fixed to something that gives information about it, such as its name or price.
Synonyms: sticker
How do you spell label?
Syllables: la - bel
Tricky part: The word ends in el, not le, so it does not follow table and cable. Children often write lable.
Watch out for: lable, labell, labul
Memory tip: Label starts and ends with l, like a ribbon tied at both ends, and at the end the e comes before that l.
Label in a sentence
Example 1: Check the label to see whether the juice has added sugar.
Example 2: I wrote my name on a label and stuck it on my lunch box.
Example 3: Each jar in Mum's kitchen has a handwritten label.
Fun Fact
The first item ever scanned by its barcode label at a shop till was a pack of chewing gum, in the USA in 1974.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) parcle
b) packit
c) postige
d) label
Show answer
d) label. Parcel ends in el, packet takes an e and postage an a, so the only right spelling here is label.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
label
a) shelf
b) cover
c) tag
d) string
Show answer
c) tag. A tag is a small label tied or stuck to something.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
labbel
a) b
b) e
c) a
d) l
Show answer
a) b. Label needs just one b, unlike rabbit.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
blael
a) ladle
b) label
c) cable
d) bagel
Show answer
b) label. Ladle needs a d, cable a c and bagel a g; label is the only word these five letters make.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What can a label on a medicine bottle tell you?
a) who gave it to you
b) how many people have used it
c) how it tastes to most people
d) how much of it to take
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d) how much of it to take
2. In which sentence is label a verb?
a) This red label is for you.
b) The label on this box is torn.
c) Please label each box with the room name.
d) I lost the label for my jar.
Show answer
c) Please label each box with the room name.
