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Spell Bee Word: Melody


What does melody mean?

Word: Melody

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Melody means a line of musical notes that make a pleasant pattern you can sing or hum.

Synonyms: song

How do you spell melody?

Syllables: mel - o - dy

Tricky part: The middle vowel is o, though it is said like a or uh.

Watch out for: melady, melodi, melidy

Memory tip: Picture a singer with an open mouth in the middle of mel-o-dy: that round o is the letter you must not change.

Melody in a sentence

Example 1: Mum hums the same melody while she cooks.

Example 2: The band played a slow melody at the end of the show.

Example 3: The ice-cream cart plays the same melody every evening.

Fun Fact

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, the alphabet song and Baa, Baa, Black Sheep are all sung to the same melody.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) orchestra
b) harmony
c) mellody
d) rhythm

Show answer

c) mellody. Melody has a single l.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

melodey

a) e
b) l
c) d
d) o

Show answer

a) e. Melody ends in a plain y, like body.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

melody

a) rhythm
b) noise
c) tune
d) chorus

Show answer

c) tune. Rhythm is the beat and a chorus is a group of singers; a melody is the tune itself.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

doymle

a) yodel
b) model
c) melody
d) medley

Show answer

c) melody. Medley has two e's and no o, and yodel and model are a letter short.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A melody is made of ____.

a) musical notes in a pattern
b) words that rhyme
c) a list of songs
d) drum beats only

Show answer

a) musical notes in a pattern

2. My sister remembered the melody of the song but not its words. She could still ____.

a) write out its lyrics
b) read it aloud
c) hum it
d) name its poet

Show answer

c) hum it

Associated Words

More Class 4 Summer Spell Bee words starting with me: mechanic, merge, measure, meadow, meanwhile, menace

More words from this list

prawn, scrape, tolerant, accomplish, budget, delight, evolution, hostess

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.

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