Spell Bee Word: Napkin

What does napkin mean?

Word: Napkin

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Napkin means a small piece of cloth or paper you use to wipe your mouth and hands while eating.

How do you spell napkin?

Syllables: nap - kin

Tricky part: The end is kin, not ken or keen. Children often write napken or napkeen.

Watch out for: napken, napkeen, napkine

Memory tip: Napkin and pumpkin end the same way, with kin. Use a napkin after pumpkin soup.

Napkin in a sentence

Example 1: Put the napkin on your lap before you eat.

Example 2: Didi folded the paper napkins into boats.

Example 3: I spilled dal and wiped it up with a napkin.

Fun Fact

Napkin comes from an old French word for a tablecloth, with kin, meaning small, added at the end. So a napkin is really a little tablecloth.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) nabkin
b) plate
c) glass
d) spoon

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kpainn

a) apnkin
b) napkin
c) nakpin
d) pankin

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please put a clean nepkin next to each plate.

a) clean
b) plate
c) Please
d) nepkin

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best thing to do with a used cloth napkin?

a) keep it in your pencil box
b) wash it and use it again
c) throw it on the floor
d) use it to clean your shoes

2. When is a napkin most useful?

a) when you read a book
b) when you eat a juicy mango
c) when you brush your hair
d) when you tie your shoes