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Spell Bee Word: Package


What does package mean?

Word: Package

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Package means a box or bundle that has been wrapped up so it can be sent or delivered.

Synonyms: parcel

How do you spell package?

Syllables: pack - age

Tricky part: The end sounds like ij but is spelt age, so packidge and packege are wrong.

Watch out for: packege, packidge, packaje

Memory tip: A birthday package ends with age, like the age you are turning.

Package in a sentence

Example 1: A package from my aunt arrived on my birthday.

Example 2: The delivery man left the package with the guard.

Example 3: This package is too heavy for me to lift.

Fun Fact

Bubble wrap, now used to keep packages safe, was first invented in 1957 as a kind of wallpaper.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

The postman rang the bell twice and handed Papa a large pakage from Sydney.

a) only twice
b) bell and large
c) only pakage
d) postman and pakage

Show answer

c) only pakage. Package begins with pack, so it needs ck.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

gacakpe

a) something wrapped up in a box to be sent
b) a bag you carry on your back
c) a small purse for coins
d) a card with a picture you post without an envelope

Show answer

a) something wrapped up in a box to be sent. Rearranged, gacakpe becomes package.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

package

a) apple
b) peck
c) cage
d) cake

Show answer

a) apple. Package has one p, so apple, with its pp, is the one you cannot make.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must be written on a package before it is posted?

a) the address
b) the weather
c) a recipe
d) a riddle

Show answer

a) the address

2. A package marked fragile must be handled ___.

a) loudly
b) quickly
c) gently
d) roughly

Show answer

c) gently

Associated Words

Words that end in -age: sausage, bandage, plumage, foliage, adage, forage

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: parcel

More words from this list

sieve, suntan, wavy, birth, cockpit, doorknob, glum, kilt

Next steps

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