Spell Bee Word: Nose

What does nose mean?

Word: Nose

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Nose means the part of your face that you breathe and smell with.

Sounds like: knows (has learnt something, as in 'She knows the answer')

How do you spell nose?

Syllables: nose

Tricky part: The middle sound buzzes like a z, but it is spelt with an s. Children often write noze.

Watch out for: noze, nowz, noaz

Memory tip: The s in nose buzzes like a bee, zzz, but it is still an s.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. under your nose: Very close to you, but you did not notice it. Example: "My pencil was right under my nose all the time."

Nose in a sentence

Example 1: The clown wore a round red nose.

Example 2: Dadi wears her glasses on the tip of her nose.

Example 3: My nose was cold and pink after playing in the snow.

Fun Fact

Your nose warms and wets the air before it goes down into your lungs.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) noase
b) nouse
c) nose
d) nowse

Show answer

c) nose. The o in nose says its own name, with no w or a beside it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

forehead, eyes, ____, mouth, chin

a) ears
b) nose
c) neck
d) hair

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b) nose. Read your face from top to bottom: after the eyes comes the nose, and then the mouth.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

nos_

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

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c) e. Nose ends with a silent e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When you have a cold, your nose may be ____.

a) thirsty
b) runny
c) hungry
d) sleepy

Show answer

b) runny

2. An elephant's long nose is called a ____.

a) hoof
b) tusk
c) tail
d) trunk

Show answer

d) trunk

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with n: nurse, need, nest, nature, needle, naughty

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rice, spine, waiter, badger, careless, December, flour, inspect

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.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

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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