Spell Bee Word: Nature

What does nature mean?

Word: Nature

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Nature means everything in the world that people did not make: plants, animals, hills, rivers, the sky and the weather.

How do you spell nature?

Syllables: na - ture

Tricky part: The end sounds like cher but is spelt ture. Children write nachur or nachure.

Watch out for: nachur, nachure, natcher

Memory tip: Nature ends with ture, just like picture. Take a picture of nature.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. second nature: Something you have done so often that it feels easy. Example: "Tying my shoelaces is second nature now."

Nature in a sentence

Example 1: We went on a nature walk in the forest.

Example 2: Rain, wind and sunshine are all part of nature.

Example 3: Nature gives us fresh air and water.

Fun Fact

India has more than a hundred national parks where nature and wild animals are protected.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) river
b) flower
c) nayture
d) garden

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c) nayture. Nature has a plain a after the n, with no y.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

turaen

a) natrue
b) nature
c) nautre
d) anture

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b) nature. Put n first, then a, and the rest reads as the word for plants, rivers and sky.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

natture

a) u
b) t
c) r
d) a

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b) t. Nature has one t; the second one has to go.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We spotted a squirel on our nature walk.

a) squirel
b) spotted
c) our
d) walk

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a) squirel. Squirrel has a double r in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one belongs to nature?

a) a mountain
b) a building
c) a tower
d) a bridge

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a) a mountain

2. Asha loves nature. Which outing would she enjoy best?

a) a walk in the hills
b) a film at home
c) a ride in a lift
d) a game on a phone

Show answer

a) a walk in the hills

Associated Words

More words from this list

raincoat, snowy, twenty, attack, butter, cute, fish, horse

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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