What does latte mean?
Word: Latte
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Latte means a drink of strong espresso coffee mixed with plenty of hot, frothy milk.
How do you spell latte?
Syllables: lat - te
Tricky part: It has a double t, and the final e is spoken, not silent: lat-tay. Many children write lattay, or late, which is a different word.
Watch out for: lattay, latay, lattee
Memory tip: Take the word late and add one more t. That extra t turns late into latte, and now the e is said aloud.
Latte in a sentence
Example 1: My uncle ordered a latte while I had a mango shake.
Example 2: The latte came with a heart drawn in the milk foam.
Example 3: Dad says one latte a day is his limit.
Fun Fact
In Italian, latte simply means milk. Ask for a latte in Italy and you may get a plain glass of milk; the coffee drink there is caffe latte.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Puzzle
Match the words with their meanings:
1. latte 2. smoothie 3. sorbet a. a coffee drink made mostly of steamed milk b. a frozen fruit dessert c. a thick cold drink of blended fruit
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
d) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
Show answer
c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. Only one of the three has coffee in it; a smoothie is the blended fruit drink and sorbet the frozen treat.
Jumble Tumble
Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a drink?
a) eicjue
b) telat
c) ffeocce
d) kmilm
Show answer
b) telat. Telat holds exactly l, a, t, t and e; each of the others has one letter too many for juice, coffee or milk.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. latter 2. lattice 3. latte 4. lather
a) 4312
b) 3412
c) 3142
d) 4321
Show answer
a) 4312. Lath- comes before latt-; then latte, a shorter word, comes before latter, and e comes before i.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
On a cold morning in Shimla, Papa sipped a hot latte while we shared a plate of warm toast near the windo of the bizy cafe.
a) windo and bizy
b) only windo
c) only bizy
d) latte and toast
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a) windo and bizy. Window ends in -ow, and busy is spelt with a u and an s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is most likely to make you a latte?
a) a baker in a sweet shop
b) a mechanic in a garage
c) a barista in a coffee shop
d) a tailor in his shop
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c) a barista in a coffee shop
2. A latte is usually served ____.
a) dry, in a paper packet
b) hot, in a cup or glass
c) cold, in a bowl with a spoon
d) frozen, on a stick
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b) hot, in a cup or glass
