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Spell Bee Word: Niece


What does niece mean?

Word: Niece

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Niece means the daughter of your brother or sister.

How do you spell niece?

Syllables: niece

Tricky part: The ee sound is spelt ie, with the i first. Children often write neice or neece.

Watch out for: neice, neece, neese

Memory tip: In niece, the i comes before the e, just as in field and chief.

Niece in a sentence

Example 1: My aunt took her niece to the zoo.

Example 2: Uncle Ravi says I am his favourite niece.

Example 3: Mumma bought a frock for her niece's birthday.

Fun Fact

Niece comes from the Latin word neptis, which first meant granddaughter.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) niecse
b) niece
c) niec
d) niese

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b) niece. Niece ends with ce, and the c makes an s sound.

Word Connection

Select the masculine form of the word:

niece

a) uncle
b) nephew
c) brother
d) cousin

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b) nephew. A nephew is the son of your brother or sister.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

nieace

a) i
b) c
c) e
d) a

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d) a. Niece has no a; take it out and the word is right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word rhymes with niece?

a) geese
b) neat
c) nice
d) nest

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a) geese

2. Mira is Ravi's niece. So Ravi is Mira's ____.

a) uncle
b) cousin
c) father
d) grandfather

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a) uncle

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