What does moss mean?
Word: Moss
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Moss means a very small, soft green plant that spreads like a low carpet.
How do you spell moss?
Syllables: moss
Tricky part: The hiss at the end is one sound, yet it takes two letters. Children often stop after a single s.
Watch out for: mos, mose
Memory tip: Moss loves to spread, so the s spreads into a pair.
Idioms and Phrases
- a rolling stone gathers no moss: someone who keeps moving from place to place does not stay long enough to settle anywhere. Example: "Uncle Ravi has lived in six cities; he says a rolling stone gathers no moss."
Moss in a sentence
Example 1: The stone wall behind our school is green with moss.
Example 2: Be careful, the moss on these steps gets slippery after rain.
Example 3: Meera lifted a soft patch of moss to look for tiny insects.
Fun Fact
Moss has no flowers or seeds. It spreads by spores, so small and light that the wind can carry them.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
mosse
a) m
b) s
c) e
d) o
Show answer
c) e. Nothing follows the hiss in this word, so that vowel on the end has to go.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) polution
b) leopord
c) enviroment
d) moss
Show answer
d) moss. Pollution needs two l's, environment has an n before the m, and leopard ends in ard.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The waterfal sprayed the thick moss on the rocks beside the path.
a) beside
b) moss
c) waterfal
d) rocks
Show answer
c) waterfal. A waterfall keeps both l's of fall.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
osms
a) moss
b) smos
c) msos
d) omss
Show answer
a) moss. Begin with mo and let the pair of s's close it.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a model village, what could a patch of moss best stand for?
a) a tall brick tower
b) a long grey road
c) a small green lawn
d) a deep blue lake
Show answer
c) a small green lawn
2. A gardener sees moss spreading across her lawn. What does this most likely tell her?
a) the ground stays shady and wet
b) the birds have eaten the seeds
c) the grass has grown too tall
d) the soil is very hot and dry
Show answer
a) the ground stays shady and wet
