Spell Bee Word: Most

What does most mean?

Word: Most

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Most means more than all the others. If you have the most sweets, nobody has more than you.

Antonyms: least

How do you spell most?

Syllables: most

Tricky part: The o says its own name here even though there is no e at the end. Children often write moast or moste.

Watch out for: moast, moste, mowst

Memory tip: Hold up one finger for most: one o, all on its own, says its long name with no a and no e to help.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. make the most of: To use something well while you have it. Example: "We made the most of the sunny day and played outside."

Most in a sentence

Example 1: Thomas has the most stickers in our class.

Example 2: Most of my friends like mango ice cream.

Example 3: Which fruit do you like the most?

Fun Fact

Most of the Earth is covered by water: about seven parts out of ten.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) most
b) bote

Show answer

b) bote. Boat is written with oa, so bote is the misspelt one.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'most':

a) toast
b) cost

Show answer

b) cost. Toast has the long o of most; cost has the short o you hear in dog.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

mos_

a) d
b) t

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b) t. End it with t and you get most; mosd is not a word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sita has 5 pens, Lucas has 2, Arjun has 4 and Clara has 8. Who has the most pens?

a) Clara
b) Arjun
c) Lucas
d) Sita

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a) Clara

2. Most of the birds in the tree are parrots. Which is true?

a) exactly two of them are parrots
b) none of them are parrots
c) only one of them is a parrot
d) more than half of them are parrots

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d) more than half of them are parrots

More words from this list

pay, shop, them, word, bill, cool, fill, head

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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