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Spell Bee Word: Pine


What does pine mean?

Word: Pine

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pine means a tall tree with thin, sharp leaves like needles and woody cones. It stays green all year.

How do you spell pine?

Syllables: pine

Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but it changes the sound of the word. Without it, pine would become pin.

Watch out for: pien, pinee

Memory tip: Pine ends with a silent magic e. Picture the e as a pine cone hanging from the end of the word.

Pine in a sentence

Example 1: Tall pine trees grow on the hills near Shimla.

Example 2: We picked up a brown pine cone on our walk.

Example 3: The air in the pine forest smelt fresh and clean.

Fun Fact

Pine cones close up in damp weather and open in dry weather, letting their seeds fly out.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pyne
b) mango
c) lotus
d) banana

Show answer

a) pyne. Pine is written with an i, and the e at the end makes it a long sound.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

moss, grass, bush, ____

a) pine
b) clover
c) daisy
d) mint

Show answer

a) pine. Each plant grows taller than the last, and a pine tree is the tallest of them all.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandpa sat in the shade of an old pinne tree.

a) Grandpa
b) tree
c) shade
d) pinne

Show answer

d) pinne. Pine has a single n, just like pin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pine is a tree. Which of these is also a tree?

a) neem
b) rose
c) tulip
d) lily

Show answer

a) neem

2. Wood from pine trees is often used to make ____.

a) pots and pans
b) shirts and socks
c) tables and chairs
d) bottles and jars

Show answer

c) tables and chairs

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with p: play, pebble, parrot, present, plot, people

More words from this list

seal, teacher, accept, bison, clever, eagle, glue, lily

Next steps

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