Spell Bee Word: Lantern

What does lantern mean?

Word: Lantern

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Lantern means a lamp with a cover of glass or paper around the light, which you can carry or hang up.

Synonyms: lamp

How do you spell lantern?

Syllables: lan - tern

Tricky part: The last vowel is e, said quickly. Lantarn is what children often write.

Watch out for: lantarn, lantren

Memory tip: A lantern is lit in the evening, and its last vowel is the e of evening.

Lantern in a sentence

Example 1: We hung a paper lantern outside for the school fair.

Example 2: The old man carried a lantern on the dark path.

Example 3: The lantern glowed in the window all night.

Fun Fact

Before electric lights, people carried lanterns with a candle or a small oil lamp inside to find their way at night.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) festival
b) sparkler
c) candle
d) lentern

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

trnalne

a) lnatern
b) nlatern
c) lantern
d) latnern

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

lan_ern

a) k
b) c
c) d
d) t

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does an oil lantern have glass around the flame?

a) to keep the oil cold
b) to change the colour of the oil
c) to stop the wind blowing it out
d) to make the flame hotter

2. In British English, a small electric light you hold in your hand is called a ____.

a) lamp post
b) torch
c) chandelier
d) spotlight