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Spell Bee Word: Nappy


What does nappy mean?

Word: Nappy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Nappy means a piece of soft cloth or thick paper that a baby wears around its bottom to stay clean and dry.

How do you spell nappy?

Syllables: nap - py

Tricky part: Nappy has two p's in the middle. You hear only one p sound, so children often write just one.

Watch out for: napy, napi

Memory tip: Picture a cloth nappy held shut with two safety pins: two pins, two p's.

Nappy in a sentence

Example 1: Ava's baby brother still wears a nappy at night.

Example 2: Dad packed a clean nappy and a bottle for the trip.

Example 3: Grandma showed Ava how to fold a cloth nappy.

Fun Fact

Nappy began as a short form of the word napkin. In American English the same thing is called a diaper.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

n_ppy

a) a
b) o
c) u
d) e

Show answer

a) a. It has the short a sound you hear in cap and nap.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pillow
b) blanket
c) craddle
d) nappy

Show answer

c) craddle. A baby's cradle has just one d in the middle.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

nappey

a) e
b) p
c) n
d) a

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a) e. Take the e out and the word ends in y, like puppy and sunny.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ava's baby brother has a wet nappy. What should Dad do?

a) put on his socks
b) give him a toy car
c) change it for a dry one
d) sing him a song

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c) change it for a dry one

2. In which room of a house would you most likely find a pack of nappies?

a) the study
b) the garden shed
c) the baby's room
d) the garage

Show answer

c) the baby's room

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