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Spell Bee Word: Plane


What does plane mean?

Word: Plane

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Plane means a machine with wings and engines that carries people through the sky.

Sounds like: plain (simple, with no pattern; also flat open land)

How do you spell plane?

Syllables: plane

Tricky part: It ends in a silent e. Do not mix it up with plain, which sounds the same but means simple or flat land.

Watch out for: plaen, planne, planee

Memory tip: The plane that flies has an E at the end. Think E for engine.

Plane in a sentence

Example 1: The plane took off from Mumbai airport.

Example 2: We waved at a plane flying over our school.

Example 3: It was my first trip on a plane.

Fun Fact

The first powered plane flight was made by the Wright brothers in 1903. It lasted only 12 seconds.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) pleane
b) plene
c) plane
d) plaine

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c) plane. The middle vowel is a, and the silent e at the end makes it say its name.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

cycle, scooter, car, ____

a) pram
b) cart
c) plane
d) skateboard

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c) plane. Each one goes faster than the one before, and a plane is the fastest of all.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

p_ane

a) k
b) l
c) r
d) h

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b) l. Plane starts with the blend pl, like play.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

plane

a) runway
b) aeroplane
c) ticket
d) airport

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b) aeroplane. A plane and an aeroplane are the same flying machine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The person who flies a plane is called a ____.

a) driver
b) rider
c) pilot
d) sailor

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c) pilot

2. When a plane comes down onto the runway, we say it ____.

a) falls
b) drops
c) sinks
d) lands

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d) lands

Associated Words

Words that start with pla: playtime, playful, plateau, playground

More words from this list

secret, teeth, account, black, cliff, eighteen, golden, liquid

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