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Spell Bee Word: Loaf


What does loaf mean?

Word: Loaf

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Loaf means bread baked in one large piece, ready to be cut into slices.

How do you spell loaf?

Syllables: loaf

Tricky part: The long o sound is written with oa, so the word has four letters. Children often write lofe.

Watch out for: lofe, loaff

Memory tip: Picture a loaf sailing away in a boat. Those two words share a pair of vowels.

Loaf in a sentence

Example 1: We ate a whole loaf at the picnic.

Example 2: Papa cut the warm loaf into thick slices.

Example 3: This loaf smells lovely and fresh.

Fun Fact

Until about 1928, a loaf in a shop was sold whole. A bread-slicing machine first came into use in the USA that year.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

wheat, flour, dough, ____

a) field
b) seed
c) loaf
d) mill

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c) loaf. The list follows bread from the farm to the table.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) biskit
b) loaf
c) sandwich
d) butter

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a) biskit. A biscuit has a c and a quiet u, not a k.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Mum baked a soft loav for tea.

a) tea
b) baked
c) loav
d) soft

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c) loav. This word ends with the sound you hear at the end of leaf.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

lloaf

a) f
b) l
c) o
d) a

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b) l. One l at the start is enough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you go to buy a fresh loaf?

a) a garage
b) a bakery
c) a library
d) a chemist

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b) a bakery

2. What can you make with slices of a loaf?

a) soup
b) toast
c) juice
d) curry

Show answer

b) toast

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with lo: loud, lonely, lotus

More words from this list

plane, secret, teeth, account, black, cliff, eighteen, golden

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