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Spell Bee Word: Locket


What does locket mean?

Word: Locket

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Locket means a small piece of jewellery that opens like a tiny box, worn round the neck.

How do you spell locket?

Syllables: lock - et

Tricky part: The last part sounds like it, so children often write lockit. The vowel there is an e, as it is in basket.

Watch out for: lockit, lockut

Memory tip: Say to yourself: a locket keeps every memory. The e of every is the e near the end of the word.

Locket in a sentence

Example 1: Didi wears a gold locket that was once our grandmother's.

Example 2: The locket clicked open with a tiny snap.

Example 3: I take off my locket before I go swimming.

Fun Fact

Locket comes from an old French word for a small latch, the kind that holds a door or a lid shut.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

l_c_et

a) o, k
b) o, c
c) u, k
d) a, k

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a) o, k. A short o comes first, and the k sound is written c then k, as in rock.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ketocl

a) olcket
b) lcoket
c) lokcet
d) locket

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d) locket. Say the word slowly and write each sound in turn; only one option reads as the little case on a chain.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) silver
b) treasure
c) picture
d) lockett

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d) lockett. One t is enough at the end, just as in pocket and rocket.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meera wore her mother's silver locket to the wedding recepshun.

a) silver
b) recepshun
c) wedding
d) locket

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b) recepshun. Reception ends in tion, like station and lotion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a locket usually hung on?

a) a nail
b) a hook
c) a chain
d) a belt

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c) a chain

2. Why might someone open a locket?

a) to count the coins kept in it
b) to look at a tiny photo inside
c) to write a short note with it
d) to check the time on the way

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b) to look at a tiny photo inside

Associated Words

Next steps

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