Spell Bee Word: Lemonade

What does lemonade mean?

Word: Lemonade

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Lemonade means a cool, sweet drink made from lemon juice and water.

Synonyms: nimbu pani

How do you spell lemonade?

Syllables: lem - on - ade

Tricky part: The last e is silent, so it is easy to leave out. Lemonad, without that e, is a common slip.

Watch out for: lemonad, lemonaide

Memory tip: Remember the quiet e at the very end, like the last ice cube that sinks to the bottom of the glass.

Lemonade in a sentence

Example 1: On a hot day Nani made a jug of lemonade.

Example 2: I sold lemonade at our school fair.

Example 3: Add some ice to the lemonade to keep it cold.

Fun Fact

In Britain, a bottle of lemonade is usually a fizzy, clear drink, quite unlike the fresh nimbu pani made at home in India.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) lemenade
b) lemonade
c) leminade
d) lemunade

Show answer

b) lemonade. Lemonade has an o after the m, not an e, an i or a u.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

lemmonade

a) e
b) m
c) o
d) a

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b) m. Lemonade has just one m.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dmloaene

a) lemanode
b) lemonade
c) leomnade
d) lemnoade

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b) lemonade. Remember the silent e at the very end, then build the rest in front of it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa poured cold lemonede into the glasses.

a) glasses
b) Papa
c) poured
d) lemonede

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d) lemonede. After lemon comes ade, with an a, as in made.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name another cool drink, like lemonade:

a) dal
b) halwa
c) lassi
d) khichdi

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c) lassi

2. Lemonade can taste too sour if you forget to add the ____.

a) salt
b) sugar
c) mint
d) ice

Show answer

b) sugar

Associated Words

Words that end in -ade: shade, grade, spade, parade, lampshade

More words from this list

pebble, scissors, tall, young, belt, chin, dress, giant

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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