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Spell Bee Word: Planet


What does planet mean?

Word: Planet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Planet means a very big, round object in space that travels round the Sun or another star. We live on the planet called Earth.

How do you spell planet?

Syllables: plan - et

Tricky part: Only one n goes in the middle. Children who know planned and planning sometimes slip in a second n.

Watch out for: plannet, plenet

Memory tip: Planned and planning take two n's, but planet keeps just one.

Planet in a sentence

Example 1: Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

Example 2: We made a clay model of each planet for the science corner.

Example 3: Saving water helps to look after our planet.

Fun Fact

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Its thick clouds trap the heat.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rocket
b) twinkel
c) sunlight
d) planet

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b) twinkel. Twinkle ends in le, the same way as little and puzzle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

plan_t

a) o
b) e
c) a
d) i

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b) e. The last part of planet is said quickly, but the vowel you write there is e.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

planett

a) a
b) n
c) e
d) t

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d) t. Planet ends with a single t.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

planet

a) cloud
b) world
c) comet
d) rocket

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b) world. People often call a planet a world, and they call Earth our world.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick out the planet.

a) Mars
b) the Sun
c) a comet
d) the Moon

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a) Mars

2. Where would you look to see a planet at night?

a) deep in the sea
b) up in the sky
c) inside a cave
d) under the ground

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b) up in the sky

Associated Words

Words that end in -net: magnet, hornet, net

More words from this list

settle, telescope, worst, bray, crew, foot, hill, magpie

Next steps

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