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Spell Bee Word: Laundry


What does laundry mean?

Word: Laundry

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Laundry means clothes and sheets that need washing or have just been washed. It can also mean a place where clothes are washed.

Synonyms: washing

How do you spell laundry?

Syllables: laun - dry

Tricky part: The first vowel sound is written au, not aw or o, the same as in August.

Watch out for: laundery, lawndry, londry

Memory tip: Laundry begins with the same four letters as launch, the word for sending off a rocket.

Laundry in a sentence

Example 1: Chloe helped Papa fold the laundry on Sunday.

Example 2: The laundry is drying on the balcony.

Example 3: Our hotel sent our shirts to the laundry.

Fun Fact

Laundry is linked to the Latin lavare, to wash, which is also the root of lavatory.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

dynlura 1234567

a) 7453162
b) 4753126
c) 4753162
d) 4735162

Show answer

c) 4753162. Read the digits as letters: 4 is l, 7 is a, 5 is u, 3 is n, 1 is d, 6 is r and 2 is y.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) laundary : washing
b) kitchen : cooking
c) garden : planting
d) library : reading

Show answer

a) laundary : washing. Each pair is a place and what you do there; laundry has no a before the r.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

laundry

a) dull
b) yarn
c) dry
d) land

Show answer

a) dull. Dull asks for l twice, and the l of laundry can be used once.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) basket
b) towel
c) kitchen
d) launndry

Show answer

d) launndry. Laundry needs only one n between the au and the d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do you use for laundry?

a) toothpaste
b) glue
c) cooking oil
d) detergent

Show answer

d) detergent

2. A pile of laundry is most likely to contain ___.

a) socks and towels
b) pots and pans
c) plates and cups
d) books and pens

Show answer

a) socks and towels

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with l: lentil, loosen, ladybird, labourer

More words from this list

pelican, smock, symbol, whisker, blend, compartment, dough, grant

Next steps

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