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Spell Bee Word: People


What does people mean?

Word: People

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: People means men, women and children. We say people when we mean more than one person.

Synonyms: persons

How do you spell people?

Syllables: peo - ple

Tricky part: The word ends in le, not el or al, just like apple and table.

Watch out for: peopel, peopal, peopul

Memory tip: Say this to remember every letter in order: People Eat Oranges, People Like Eating. The first letters spell P-E-O-P-L-E.

People in a sentence

Example 1: Many people came to watch the school play.

Example 2: How many people live in your house?

Example 3: People stood in a long line at the railway station.

Fun Fact

In 2023, the United Nations said India had become the country with the most people, passing China.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) family
b) peaple
c) friends
d) children

Show answer

b) peaple. The hidden o comes right after the first e, not an a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lepoep

a) people
b) pepole
c) poeple
d) ppeole

Show answer

a) people. The word ends in le, and the two p's are not side by side.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

peopele

a) p
b) l
c) o
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Remove one e and the word is people again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are there in a family of a mother, a father and two children?

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

Show answer

c) four

2. Which of these places is usually full of people?

a) a closed shop
b) a locked room
c) an empty field
d) a busy market

Show answer

d) a busy market

Associated Words

fingercountrycleverwagongardener
homeworkwristgoldenhelpfulsaturday

More words from this list

scooter, tasty, ability, bicycle, circus, driver, glad, lemon

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