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Spell Bee Word: Lotus


What does lotus mean?

Word: Lotus

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Lotus means a water plant with large pink or white flowers that rise above the water of a pond.

How do you spell lotus?

Syllables: lo - tus

Tricky part: Lotus ends in us, like bus. Lotis and lotes are the usual slips.

Watch out for: lotis, lotes

Memory tip: The lotus is India's national flower, so it belongs to us. Lotus ends with us.

Lotus in a sentence

Example 1: A pink lotus floated in the temple pond.

Example 2: The lotus is India's national flower.

Example 3: We drew a lotus for our art class.

Fun Fact

Water rolls off a lotus leaf in round drops and carries dust away with it, which keeps the leaf clean.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hibiscus
b) rosebud
c) blossom
d) lottus

Show answer

d) lottus. Lotus has a single t after the o.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

loteus

a) e
b) s
c) t
d) o

Show answer

a) e. Lotus has no e; the t is followed straight away by u.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

mud, root, stem, ____

a) worm
b) lotus
c) pebble
d) sand

Show answer

b) lotus. Go up from the bottom of the pond: roots in the mud, a long stem, and the lotus flower opens at the top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Like the lotus, which plant grows in ponds?

a) cactus
b) mango tree
c) water lily
d) coconut palm

Show answer

c) water lily

2. Which animal might you see near a lotus pond?

a) a polar bear
b) a camel
c) a penguin
d) a frog

Show answer

d) a frog

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with l: lark, listen, local, lean, liquid, laugh

More words from this list

play, seventeen, thigh, activity, bleed, clock, emperor, gown

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