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Spell Bee Word: Once


What does once mean?

Word: Once

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Once means one time and no more. It can also mean at some time in the past.

How do you spell once?

Syllables: once

Tricky part: Say once aloud and you hear a w at the front, yet no w is written.

Watch out for: wunce, wonce

Memory tip: Think of the number one. Your ear hears a w, but your pen starts with o. Once starts the same way.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. once in a blue moon: very rarely. Example: "We eat out once in a blue moon."

Once in a sentence

Example 1: Clap your hands once.

Example 2: Once a week, we go to the park.

Example 3: We once saw a rainbow over our school.

Fun Fact

Many fairy tales in English open with the words once upon a time.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) once
b) onse

Show answer

a) once. Onse has an s, but this word uses c for that sound, as in city.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

onc_

a) e
b) a

Show answer

a) e. This word finishes with a quiet letter you cannot hear, just like nice.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

once ---> egg ---> ____

a) gum
b) end

Show answer

a) gum. Egg finishes with g, and gum begins with g. End begins with e, the first letter of egg, not the last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these comes once in a year for you?

a) your birthday
b) your lunch
c) your bath
d) your bedtime

Show answer

a) your birthday

2. Mina rang the bell once, and Ravi rang it once. How many rings is that?

a) two
b) four
c) three
d) five

Show answer

a) two

Associated Words

Words that end in -nce: dance, prince, fence, balance, science, advance

More words from this list

ram, sun, way, ask, cot, fit, his, lit

Next steps

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