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Spell Bee Word: Plate


What does plate mean?

Word: Plate

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Plate means a flat, usually round dish that we put food on to eat.

How do you spell plate?

Syllables: plate

Tricky part: The word ends in a silent e. Without it, you would have plat.

Watch out for: plaet, platee

Memory tip: Picture the silent e at the end as a spoon resting on the edge of the plate.

Plate in a sentence

Example 1: Please put the rotis on the plate.

Example 2: My plate had rice, dal and a little pickle.

Example 3: The steel plate fell with a loud clang.

Fun Fact

In many parts of South India, a big banana leaf is used in place of a plate at festivals and weddings.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) glass
b) playte
c) saucer
d) spoon

Show answer

b) playte. The long a sound in plate is spelt with just an a, no y.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

button, coin, ____, table

a) pin
b) seed
c) bead
d) plate

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d) plate. The things grow in size. Only a plate is bigger than a coin and still smaller than a table.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dadi gave me a pllate of hot food.

a) food
b) hot
c) gave
d) pllate

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d) pllate. Plate has just one l, straight after the p.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Soup or dal is usually served in a deep dish called a ____, not on a plate.

a) bowl
b) tray
c) lid
d) jug

Show answer

a) bowl

2. Clean plates are usually kept in the ____.

a) bedroom
b) kitchen
c) bathroom
d) garage

Show answer

b) kitchen

Associated Words

Words that end in -ate: climate, skate, crate, decorate, chocolate, estimate

More words from this list

seven, thank, active, blanket, climb, eleven, goose, little

Next steps

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