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Spell Bee Word: Moonlight


What does moonlight mean?

Word: Moonlight

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Moonlight means the light that comes from the moon at night.

Antonyms: darkness

How do you spell moonlight?

Syllables: moon - light

Tricky part: The gh in light is silent, so it is easy to leave out when you write. Moonlight is also one word, with no space in it.

Watch out for: moon light, moonligth

Memory tip: The g and h in moonlight are never heard, so picture them tiptoeing quietly through the dark.

Moonlight in a sentence

Example 1: We sat on the terrace and ate dinner in the moonlight.

Example 2: The lake shone like silver under the moonlight.

Example 3: Owls hunt by moonlight when the forest is quiet.

Fun Fact

The moon makes no light of its own; moonlight is sunlight bouncing off the moon's dusty grey surface.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) twilite
b) starlite
c) moonlight
d) lanturn

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c) moonlight. Starlight, twilight and lantern are the right spellings of the other three.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

mo_n_ight

a) o, r
b) a, l
c) u, l
d) o, l

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d) o, l. Two o's come before the n, and an l starts the second half.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lhoimgont

a) omonlight
b) noomlight
c) moonlight
d) mnoolight

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c) moonlight. Noomlight, omonlight and mnoolight all go wrong in the first four letters.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

moonl_ght

a) y
b) e
c) i
d) a

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c) i. Light has an i before the silent gh, as in night and bright.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moonlight is brightest on the night of a ____.

a) new moon
b) full moon
c) half moon
d) crescent moon

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b) full moon

2. Which words describe moonlight best?

a) warm and orange
b) bright and red
c) hot and golden
d) pale and silvery

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d) pale and silvery

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Next steps

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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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