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Spell Bee Word: Maple


What does maple mean?

Word: Maple

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Maple means a tall tree with wide leaves that have pointed edges.

How do you spell maple?

Syllables: ma - ple

Tricky part: Apple has a double p, but this word has just one. Children often write mapple.

Watch out for: mapple, mappel

Memory tip: Say the word slowly. A long first sound like that does not need a double p.

Maple in a sentence

Example 1: A maple stood at the end of the lane.

Example 2: Dadu planted a young maple by the gate.

Example 3: The old maple gave us cool shade in the park.

Fun Fact

Sweet maple syrup is made by boiling down the sap that comes out of the tree.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mapil
b) mapel
c) maple
d) mapul

Show answer

c) maple. This word closes the same way as table.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We rested under a tall meple on our walk.

a) meple
b) walk
c) rested
d) tall

Show answer

a) meple. The long first sound of this tree's name is spelt with the vowel in cake.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

maplle

a) p
b) a
c) l
d) e

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c) l. Only one l comes before the last letter.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

moss, grass, bush, ____

a) mint
b) daisy
c) fern
d) maple

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d) maple. Each plant in this list grows taller than the one before.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A maple leaf is on the flag of which country?

a) Canada
b) Japan
c) India
d) Brazil

Show answer

a) Canada

2. In which season do many maple leaves turn red?

a) monsoon
b) autumn
c) spring
d) summer

Show answer

b) autumn

Associated Words

Words that end in -ple: apple, purple, ripple, pineapple, simple

More words from this list

poet, sharp, throw, aeroplane, boat, coffee, explain, green

Next steps

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