What does piece mean?
Word: Piece
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Piece means one part of something bigger, such as a piece of cake or a piece of paper.
Synonyms: bit, part
Antonyms: whole
Sounds like: peace (a calm time with no fighting or noise)
How do you spell piece?
Syllables: piece
Tricky part: The ee sound is spelt ie, and the word ends in ce. Many children write peice or peace.
Watch out for: peice, peese, peece
Memory tip: Remember a piece of pie: piece starts with the word pie.
Idioms and Phrases
- a piece of cake: Something that is no trouble at all. Example: "The spelling test was a piece of cake for Tara."
Piece in a sentence
Example 1: Can I have a piece of chocolate?
Example 2: One piece of the jigsaw is missing.
Example 3: Write your name on a piece of paper.
Fun Fact
A chess set starts with 32 pieces, 16 for each player.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words does not rhyme with piece?
a) price
b) fleece
c) geese
d) niece
Show answer
a) price. Price has the long i of rice; niece, fleece and geese end with the same eess sound as piece.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
cepei
a) a large bowl for hot soup
b) a bit broken off something
c) a young cat with soft fur
d) a loud noise made by a bell
Show answer
b) a bit broken off something. Put c, e, p, e and i in the right order and you get piece.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) piece, slice, crumb, plate
b) piece, slice, cromb, palte
c) piece, slyce, crumb, plaet
d) piece, sllice, crum, plate
Show answer
a) piece, slice, crumb, plate. Crumb ends with a silent b and plate is p-l-a-t-e; each other list has a pair of slips.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word? piece
a) peep
b) ice
c) epic
d) pie
Show answer
a) peep. Peep begins and ends with p, but piece has a single p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If something is a piece of cake, it is ____.
a) very big
b) very old
c) very sweet
d) very easy
Show answer
d) very easy
2. Riya cut an apple in half. How many pieces does she have now?
a) three
b) four
c) two
d) one
Show answer
c) two
