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Spell Bee Word: Ocean


What does ocean mean?

Word: Ocean

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ocean means a very large area of salty water. Oceans cover most of the Earth.

How do you spell ocean?

Syllables: o - cean

Tricky part: The sh sound in the middle is spelt with a c.

Watch out for: oshan, oshean

Memory tip: The c in ocean says sh, as the c in special does.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. a drop in the ocean: A very small amount compared with what is needed. Example: "One bucket of water was a drop in the ocean for the dry field."

Ocean in a sentence

Example 1: The Indian Ocean lies to the south of India.

Example 2: Big ships sail across the ocean.

Example 3: We picked up shells on a beach in Goa, right by the ocean.

Fun Fact

The Pacific is the biggest ocean on Earth.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ocen
b) ocean
c) oceen
d) ocaen

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b) ocean. After the c come e and a, in that order.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

ocean

a) river
b) sea
c) desert
d) pond

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b) sea. Both words name a huge stretch of salty water.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

oceane

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

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d) e. The word stops at the n, so the last letter is not needed.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_cean

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

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c) o. The word starts with the letter that begins open.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Find the ocean among these names.

a) Atlantic
b) Everest
c) Ganga
d) Sahara

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a) Atlantic

2. Which animal would you find in the ocean?

a) an octopus
b) a squirrel
c) a camel
d) a parrot

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a) an octopus

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with o: overcoat, ozone, object, omelette, ostrich

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Next steps

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