Spell Bee Word: Ozone

What does ozone mean?

Word: Ozone

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ozone means a gas high up in the air around the Earth that blocks many of the strong rays of the sun.

How do you spell ozone?

Syllables: o - zone

Tricky part: You do not hear the e at the end, so children often stop at ozon. That quiet letter makes the o before it say its own name.

Watch out for: ozon, ozoan

Memory tip: Think of the last e as a guard at the end of the word: it says nothing, but the word is not finished without it.

Ozone in a sentence

Example 1: We made a poster about the ozone layer.

Example 2: Our teacher drew the ozone layer on the board.

Example 3: Mira read a short book about ozone and the air.

Fun Fact

Ozone has a sharp, clean smell that some people notice after a thunderstorm. Its name comes from a Greek word meaning to smell.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

o_one

a) c
b) s
c) t
d) z

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

oozone

a) o
b) z
c) e
d) n

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

zenoo

a) zoone
b) ozone
c) oznoe
d) oozne

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) forest
b) oxigen
c) planet
d) ozone

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Like ozone, which one of these is a gas?

a) iron
b) copper
c) silver
d) helium

2. In which lesson would you hear about ozone?

a) drawing
b) science
c) sport
d) music