Spell Bee Word: Orange

What does orange mean?

Word: Orange

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Orange means a round, juicy fruit that grows on trees in hot places. Orange is also the colour of this fruit.

How do you spell orange?

Syllables: or - ange

Tricky part: The end is ange, though it sounds like inj. Children write orenge or oranj.

Watch out for: orenge, oranj, oringe

Memory tip: Orange ends with the same four letters as change, a-n-g-e, though it sounds like inj.

Orange in a sentence

Example 1: The marigolds in our garden are orange.

Example 2: I drank a glass of orange juice.

Example 3: The sky turns orange at sunset.

Fun Fact

In English the fruit got its name first; the colour was later named after the fruit.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) orrange
b) banana
c) mango
d) grape

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

red, ____, yellow, green

a) pink
b) orange
c) blue
d) brown

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_range

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which vegetable is orange?

a) a cabbage
b) a pea
c) a cucumber
d) a carrot

2. What is inside an orange?

a) juicy segments and pips
b) one big hard stone
c) a thick white nut
d) a hollow empty space