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Spell Bee Word: Mail


What does mail mean?

Word: Mail

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Mail means to post a letter or parcel to someone; British English usually just says post for this. It also means to email a message to someone.

Synonyms: post

Sounds like: male (a boy or a man, or an animal that is not female)

How do you spell mail?

Syllables: mail

Tricky part: Mail sounds exactly like male, which means a boy or a man, so children often write the wrong one.

Watch out for: mayl, mal

Memory tip: Male, a boy or a man, ends in e, just like he. Mail, the one for letters and emails, has no e at the end.

Mail in a sentence

Example 1: Please mail me the photos from the school trip.

Example 2: Aunty mailed a parcel of books to us from Delhi.

Example 3: I mailed my homework to my teacher when I was ill.

Fun Fact

Long ago, a mail was a travelling bag. The word comes from an old French word for a bag, and letters were carried in bags like it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

mail

a) read
b) hide
c) keep
d) send

Show answer

d) send. To mail a letter is to send it; keeping, reading and hiding a letter are not sending it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

write the letter, put it in an envelope, ____ it, Dadi reads it

a) mail
b) fold
c) hide
d) tear

Show answer

a) mail. The letter has to be sent off before Dadi can open it and read it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Papa will mial the birthday card to Kochi.

a) Papa
b) birthday
c) mial
d) card

Show answer

c) mial. In mail the a comes before the i, as it does in rain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mira wants to mail a photo to Dadi at once. What could she use?

a) a skipping rope
b) a paintbrush
c) a cricket bat
d) a computer

Show answer

d) a computer

2. Where would you go to mail a big parcel?

a) the library
b) the bus stop
c) the post office
d) the bakery

Show answer

c) the post office

Associated Words

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.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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